Recruiting

How to turn your top employees into your top recruiters

10/19/2012

Need to hire new talent but only have a bare-bones recruiting budget? Here is a checklist of low- and no-cost recruiting ideas that work in a strong economy, but are especially appropriate when money is tight.

Using video as a recruiting tool: Why & how

10/18/2012

To stand out in today’s fast-paced world, organizations are realizing the importance of creating a compelling and engaging recruitment and employment branding strategy. Many best-in-class organizations are using video to reach their target audiences.

Create a winning team with a ‘Moneyball’ approach to hiring

09/18/2012

In the 2011 film Moneyball, Billy Beane, general manager of baseball’s low-budget Oakland A’s, assembled a winning team by going against conventional wisdom. He chose players based on analysis and evidence—not “gut feelings.” He also focused—as any leader should—on how each new player’s personality, talents and abilities would mesh to meet the team goals. Here are five tips for building a successful team:

Chrysler hopefuls connect via revamped career site

09/03/2012

Chrysler is inviting prospective employees to test drive the company, its products and its culture through a revamped career website that puts would-be staff in touch with those already on board.

Show applicants a career path for each job

08/17/2012

As a recruiting tool, more employers have begun including a sentence or two about the typical career path of the job at the end of each job listing.

Online portal helps Hertz attract military hires

06/19/2012

To boost its hiring of military veterans, Hertz has launched a website devoted to recruiting them and their spouses. Hertz participates in the White House job-creating coalition known as “Joining Forces,” and has pledged to hire hundreds of returning veterans over the next few years.

Recruiting edge: Video games firm ignores resumes

05/14/2012

Recruiters for video games company IGN Entertainment don’t care if would-be employees went to college or have experience with another firm. They’re looking for raw talent. The media company has kicked off a “no résumés allowed” recruitment program—the Code-Foo Challenge.

Library of Skill-Based Interview Questions

04/12/2012

In addition to giving job-specific tests, the best way to tell if applicants carry the skills to perform specific tasks is to ask very direct questions about how they’ve used each skill in the past. Here are nearly 200 sample interview questions that hiring managers can use to spot the presence of important “soft” skills …

Beat ‘talent paradox’ to hire the employees you need

03/29/2012

Hiring should be easy these days! Unemployment remains high and struggling companies have had to let great people go. Supply should exceed demand. So why is it so hard to hire the employees you need? It’s the “talent paradox”—despite lots of candidates, employers still see significant shortages in critical talent areas. Here’s a blueprint for beating it.

Reference checks: How to dig the dirt–legally

02/28/2012

As part of the hiring process, supervisors are sometimes called on to check an applicant’s references. Those phone calls can help you accurately assess a person’s strengths, weaknesses and past job performance. But checking references can also be challenging—and legally tricky. Here are six guidelines for soliciting information without bumping into legal issues: