Knowing the right interview questions to ask a candidate can be tricky. Interviewing a candidate for the first time can be compared to dating someone for the first time. It’s a time when everyone is trying to put their best foot forward. But what most employers want to know is if a candidate is the…
Developing high potential employees in your business is one of the key strategies that will assist the company in achieving it’s goals. Not only does it help improve employee engagement and retention but it enables your business to challenge high performing employees with growing your business. So what is the recommended strategy for developing your…
After weeks of combing through CV after CV, you finally have a solid list of candidates to hire for your open position. Now comes the real fun: the interview process.
As you’re interviewing job candidates, you expect to ask most of the questions, but what do you do when your job candidate asks you a question? More importantly, what do you do when you can’t exactly answer that question?
Even though most job applicants know that human resource managers and employers look at their social media accounts during the candidate screening process, they don’t always act as if they know or care. Facebook and Twitter accounts often portray a very different side of candidates, one that doesn’t usually show itself in interviews.
Good help is often hard to find, but finding a great manager for your small business is even harder. With so many qualified candidates, it can be difficult to see who shares your passion for your business and whose vision of it aligns with yours.
When looking for the perfect candidate to fill a position, it is hard to ignore social media as a recruitment tool. After all, there is a good chance your future candidates are on one social media platform or another, and with photos, videos and other great communication tools, social media offers a wide range of…
Your company needs a new project manager. This person needs to have a certain degree and some experience working as a project manager. Additionally, the job will require a few late nights every month or so; therefore you need someone who is flexible and driven. This person should also be comfortable leading a team, and…
Labour hire companies assume the role of the employer. They find the workers, interview them and send them directly to you. In exchange, you, the host employer, will pay the agency a fixed fee made up of taxes, insurance, statutory charges and other miscellaneous fees. The overall goal is to get you the skilled workforce…
In the current economic climate insecurities are running high. Most companies are under enormous pressure to cut costs as much as possible. Despite the fact that redundancies are a regular occurrence and budgets are being slashed there is still a need for companies to recruit employees to fill vacancies that arise in response to the…
