By Brian Cristiano, founder of BOLD Worldwide. One of your most important roles as a new leader will be recruiting the right employees . These folks will not only partake in daily tasks to help your team run smoothly, they will also act as the face of your organization, which is why it’s important to take time to find and employ the “right” employees. They should be eager to … [Read more...]
5 Tips to Ensure You Don’t Botch Your First Hiring
Hiring is stressful, especially when you've never done it before. Hire the wrong person and you can cost yourself and your organization time and money. However, "when you adopt proven hiring strategies, you can retain a steady flow of talent to fill open job positions and replace underperforming employees quickly. And when your hiring is fast and accurate, you get to focus … [Read more...]
It’s Time to Hire: Don’t Botch This Critical Task
Most leaders can cop to hiring the wrong person at one point or the other. Perhaps they were dazzled by an impressive resume and overlooked key requirements for the job. Maybe they were tight on budget so they hired someone on the cheap, when much more experienced (and expensive) talent was needed. They could have been influenced by someone to make the hire, rushed through … [Read more...]
Planning to Hire Someone? Do This First
It's this time of year when companies are working on their plans for next year. They are finalizing budgets, setting goals and more in hopes of building on this year's successes or improving performance that didn't quite meet expectations. Additionally, some businesses are sketching out plans to increase hiring in the coming year, while others must beef up staff to manage … [Read more...]
The Million Dollar Question: How Do You Really Determine “Culture Fit”
This is a guest post by Krisha Buehler, HR Manager and Culture Cultivator at eaHELP. How important is culture fit when hiring new employees? Very. That is, if you want new employees to stay onboard and produce at a high level. Culture fit will look slightly different for each organization depending on your mission, vision and core values. So your first, most critical, … [Read more...]
FAQ Series: What to Look For When Hiring a New Manager
Recruiting and hiring a new employee is absolutely critical to our success and sometimes we're not focusing on the most important factors when we make these decisions. Check out the video below for tips on getting this process right. https://youtu.be/L8WgEhCHQE0?rel=0&showinfo=0 [Tweet "Hiring a new leader starts with finding the right cultural and value fit."] … [Read more...]
Ask Applicants Revealing Questions
Here are questions that several real-world managers use to encourage job candidates to reveal their true personalities:“What is your dream job? Describe it.” Brian Kautz of Arnold Logistics believes that the answer to that question gives him insight into the types of tasks people like. But, he says, be wary of candidates who disingenuously start describing the job for which … [Read more...]
Purging Résumés is the First Step
When you’re facing an overwhelming pile of résumés to review, don’t focus on picking promising candidates right away. Instead, try to eliminate the weak ones first. Consider rejecting outright any résumés without the following characteristics:Flawless presentation. Look for correct spelling, grammar and attention to detail. Paper résumés must be on professional, heavyweight … [Read more...]
Time to Hire? Rethink Your Job Posting
If you’re preparing to hire a new employee, take some time to craft the perfect job posting. Work with your HR department to write a job description that will attract the best candidates—those who will fit in with your team and who are prepared for the position’s requirements. Here’s how two companies got it right:Emphasize your organization’s culture. Snagajob prides itself on … [Read more...]
Build Relationships that Aid Recruitment and Hiring
During the hiring process, it often feels like you need to have the position filled by yesterday. Don’t wait until your team has an opening to start thinking about whom to recruit. Being reactive will leave you scrambling to fill the position and probably won’t result in the strongest new hires. Develop relationships early on with these four groups to make the recruitment and … [Read more...]