As a business owner, you understand the value of your talent. They are your company’s best asset. Now the unemployment rate is lower than it’s been in years. This is great for the economy. But it means you need to reassess your talent acquisition strategy. Otherwise, you risk losing the interest of excellent prospects. 1. Get […]
A business in the state of hypergrowth is expanding by 40% or more year over year. Not just in customers and revenue, but also in infrastructure, offices, and of course: Staff. Hiring for a business in hypergrowth is a uniquely challenging necessity because you need so many skilled people to grow into a cohesive company rapidly. In fact, you’ll […]
When you’re running a business, it might be difficult to spare a lot of time for hiring new people. You always have so much to do that it’s hard to make time for perusing resumes, shortlisting people, interviewing them, calling their references etc. So you might end up hiring someone after interviewing only two people. […]
Entry-Level Positions Some managers feel that assessing someone for an entry-level position is somewhat more difficult than assessing a job-seeker with more experience. Applicants for entry-level positions, the thinking goes, don’t have a great deal of employment experience to call on. As a result, questions about their past experience perhaps won’t be helpful. Indeed, the […]
For centuries, employers have focused their hiring process on the importance of experience and hard skill, the technical and logistical abilities of their employees to do the job at hand. Hard skills are incredibly important in the business world because they define capability. Hard skills are what you go to school to learn, pick up […]
In the modern hiring culture, it’s important to understand that every interview is a two-way road. While you are trying to determine if a candidate is the right fit for your company, the candidate is trying to determine if your company is the right fit for them. This is why all good interviews include moments […]
