One Job, Two Candidates Choosing between two candidates is actually a problem most employers would like to have. However, if you have only one position to be filled, consider the following tips to make the best choice. Evaluate Your Requirements When faced with a dilemma between two seemingly equal candidates, you need to recall what [...]
Hiring in a Hot Job Sector Hiring choices: By most standards, we are now in the hottest STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) job market since the end of the go-go 90’s. Just ask any technical recruiter on the corporate or agency side about their rising ‘time-to-fill’ metrics. Time-to-fill is an important measurement of the number [...]
It's Who You Know Current wisdom teaches us that ‘Networking’, or word-of-mouth, is the most effective way to land the right job. A plethora of avenues for networking have blossomed in response to this paradigm. Meet-ups, conferences, formal and informal job fairs, networking events, Chamber of Commerce meetings, User Groups, a variety of specialty or [...]
Recruiting for the Next Generation Recruiting Millennials Millennial, it is a word that keeps popping up on our radar more and more often these days, but who does it actually refer to? A millennial is anyone that was born between the years of 1980 and 1999. Yes that is a 19 year gap including the [...]
Defining your Company Culture Company culture is a popular buzz word in today’s business world; but what is it? The dictionary definitions of the two separate words are listed below: Company: a number of individuals assembled or associated together; group of people Culture: the behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group So what [...]
Four Key Elements to Changing Jobs The process of changing jobs is complex, with many variables. Among the most common of the important factors that should inform one’s thinking are job content and challenge, opportunity (or ramp - future potential), culture, location, benefits and of course, compensation. A common sense approach to properly valuing each [...]
Coping with Evolving Technology In the increasingly competitive job market, with off shoring, layoffs, downsizing, right sizing and job eliminations the new normal, what is the best path to insuring your ability to work in a high paying role? Great, question…glad you asked! There is a current of perception which informs us that the company [...]
Simplify the Application Process Improving Your Candidate Recruiting Process: In the chaos of hiring new talent, the candidate perception is often overlooked. What the candidate experiences is a reflection of a company’s culture and image. Make the process easier more welcoming and stronger talent will emerge. Obstacles in the application process must be removed in [...]
Developing a Partnership with your Recruiter by: Michael Lazrus In 25 years in the staffing world, I’ve often been struck by the seeming conflict or lack of cooperation between “us” and “you”. Most professional recruiters are painfully aware of the unsavory practices of some of our colleagues – headhunters and worse. Many of us, however, [...]
Building the Ideal IT Candidate The technology community is in a great position. Their investment for success is often centered on people. As the acceptance rate of technology, applications, touchscreen experiences, smartphones and wireless continues to increase, the demand for talent increases. People are the necessary component of a successful tech company. How do you [...]
