How to Improve Employee Engagement

Keeping employees engaged today is one of the hardest tasks you as an employer will face. Employees are feeling less connected to organizations than ever before. In 2018, only 15% of employees across the globe said they were engaged at work. It’s important to understand the severity of that 15%. Low engagement rates lead to:…

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How do I know if a Candidate is the one?

If you’re going through the hiring process, and you’re getting a lot of candidates you like, some you don’t, how do you whittle them down? When every candidate comes with a different set of skills, experiences, and personality, how do you rank what’s important to you and your company? We are here to help: List…

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The Interviews You’re NOT Doing

Picture this, you’re looking to fill a position within your company, and you have a couple great candidates on your calendar, thanks to a super recruiting team. You’ve set up interviews with them all, and you’ve made your decisions. Now you have some all-star employees, and you send them on their way to orientation. You…

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What do YOU want?

In every conference, business lecture, and corporate event there’s talk about needs vs wants. It’s a simple concept in life. You NEED food, water, and shelter and you WANT an expensive wardrobe and a house with more rooms than people. When you are hiring, it can be tricky. Here are some tips about finding the…

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5 Things you should do BEFORE going to a Recruiter

For every question a recruiter answers, we ask two more. It’s our job to get things right on the front end before we start our search. Uncovering needs and deal-breakers can take a lot of time during the hiring process, so here are some tips on how to prepare yourself and your team before you…

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7 Recruiting Faux-Pas

We all know that one guy who thinks hiring is easy. All you need to do is put up a posting on ZipRecruiter or Indeed and voila! Instant hire. Well, newsflash, that may not be the only thing that guy is doing wrong during the hiring process. Here are some hiring faux-pas that we should…

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Top 5 Recruiting Buzzwords you NEED to know

A quick search about buzzwords will lead you to pages of Google results telling you which words are in, which words are out, and which words we should have never started using in the first place. Buzzwords are in their own right part of the business jargon, and that’s why its important to be able…

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Are job fairs worth your time?

If you have ever thought about hiring, you’ve probably seen ads for job fairs. It’s important for your small business that you get your name out in the community. Job fairs can help you find your next employees, but is it really lucrative to send out a team to hire for your entry level positions?…

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How to use interviews to brand

Have you ever asked why your employees like your brand? Is it your mission statement, your procedures, your company morals, or is because you were hiring? Who’s going to be honest with you? Employees can be an important part of your brand. Newsflash: When you own a company, you cannot be around for every decision,…

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Check your Socials

Social media is a great place to connect to old friends, share pictures of your life, and keep involved in your community. However, as a business owner, we’re sure you’ve used social media to vet potential employees. But did you know that social media can be used against you as well? Past employees All you…

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