By Bridget Miller, HR Daily Advisor online Recruiting during a time of talent shortfalls can be daunting. During these times, it’s imperative to not be doing things that will scare off those who are interested; there are fewer applicants for any given job opening right now, so losing even a few can mean the difference […]
TIP TUESDAY: 10 Things to Do Your First Month on the Job
{excerpted from an article by Rueben Westmaas at Curiosity online} After months of searching and interviewing, you’ve finally landed a job you’re excited about. In a couple of weeks, you’ll be meeting your new coworkers, striving to make a good first impression, trying to fit in with company culture, hoping you don’t look like a […]
WORKFACT WEDNESDAY: The Science Behind Today’s Career Advice
{by Lily Herman, excerpted from the muse online} There’s a lot of career advice out there, so you may be wondering: Is all of this stuff just anecdotal, or is there some cold, hard, Bill Nye-approved science out there to back any of this up? Actually, there is! Click on the following links to learn […]
TIP TUESDAY: Job Interview Tips
{Excerpted from the Indeed Career Guide online} Here at The Hire Solution, we can help you prep your resume, find the right position for your skills and interests, and get you in front of the right person for an interview. The interview itself, though, is entirely in your hands, so here are some tips for […]
TIP TUESDAY: Reasons a Candidate Might Not Get the Job
While the average length of an interview is 40 minutes, 33% of 2000 surveyed bosses indicated they know within the first 90 seconds if they will hire that candidate. How can they make such a decision in less than 2 minutes? In the same survey, respondents noted the following nonverbal mistakes as some of the […]
TIP TUESDAY: Interviewing (Investigating?) Candidates
{by Tadd Downs for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) online} My job for the past 25 years has been to put bad guys in jail. I am sure you are asking, “Why is a criminal investigator writing an article for an HR publication?” An investigator and an HR professional have more in common […]
TIP TUESDAY: 40 Common Time Wasting Activities & How to Resolve Them
{from Business Know-How online} Start Managing Your Time Now Don’t wait another day to start solving your time management problem. The longer you wait, the further behind you’ll fall behind; the further you fall behind, the more stressful your situation will become. Here are 40 time-wasting activities common to most employees; how many do you […]
TIP TUESDAY: Best & Worst Colors to Wear on a Job Interview
{from http://www.businessinsider.com} What you choose to wear communicates a lot about who you are and how you see yourself. So in a job interview, what color should you wear to make a great first impression? According to 2,099 hiring managers and human resource professionals who participated in a recently published survey by Career Builder, blue […]