There’s nothing inherently wrong with traditional job listings. Resumes and phone filtering still play an extremely important role in connecting job candidates to job openings. But firms that rely solely on the time-honored way of attracting talent are missing out if they don’t utilize another valuable candidate resource: social media. Social media lets you dig …
3 Common Staffing Issues and Coming Up With Smart Solutions
Today’s economic climate presents companies with numerous staffing-related challenges that might have been unthinkable prior to the recession of 2008. Issues like human resources, health and safety, labor law, and sufficient staffing are now joined by a 24/7 business climate that requires constant innovation and adaptation. In addition, companies are finding it more difficult than …
The State of STEM and How It Impacts Your Hiring Pool
There’s a significant job market shortage of people with science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) backgrounds, but employers know that the future of the economy is in STEM. The goal of STEM is to encourage and foster intellectual, entrepreneurial and technical talent so that the jobs of tomorrow can be sufficiently met. One of the biggest challenges …
How to Make Your Job Application More Atractive for Recruiting Engineers
It seems that connecting with top-tier engineering talent gets tougher every day. The best candidates no longer respond to traditional methods, which makes finding them a real challenge. Companies now need to take a more proactive approach to reach and connect with them. One way to make recruiting engineers a successful endeavor is by making …
Which Assessment Interview Techniques Work the Best?
Multiple studies reveal that traditional interview techniques are not a reliable indicator of whether a person is a good fit for a position. They tend to focus on softball questions written by HR departments and answers which candidates have often memorized and rehearsed. What’s really needed is a way of evaluating potential hires based on …
