When and how to mention your salary expectations in the interview
Here are a few ideas about one of the toughest parts of interviewing for a new position – the salary negotiation. Interviewing is full of important decisions, careful preparations for meetings, phone...
View ArticleConcerned about responses to your resume?
Even though there is some “recovery” in the air, so many resumes still come in for a single job opening that companies have trouble finding the best candidate. Interested applicants have difficulty...
View ArticleNeed to Hire A Recruiter?
When companies begin, no matter how small and on how many “shoestrings” – if they begin in mother-in-law’s garage or basement family room – money and funding are in short supply. Owners and partners...
View ArticleDo I have to ask for a raise?
What an awful thought—asking for a raise. How many times have we had to do it—and how many times have we hated the experience. The idea of asking our boss to give us more money frightens us to the...
View ArticleIt’s Summer Intern Time Again—Be Careful
School’s out for the summer nearly everywhere, and millions of college students are flocking to a variety of businesses, large and small, for those coveted summer internships. In times gone by, those...
View ArticleHow to sell your position to the candidate
Let’s face it; many parts of the job market today are mainly candidate dominated. (Sales is certainly one.) The candidate is “in the driver’s seat.” To land that candidate amid strong competition, the...
View ArticleYour Interview Style Needs Sprucing Up
Our interview style—the way we present ourselves to the candidate, is vital to making a good hire. In our interviews, we present the face of our companies to the outside world. To hire good people we...
View ArticleEmployers—Sell the Opportunity in Your Interviews
Hooray—the recession is slowly departing across the nation! And in our Industry, as far as employment is concerned, we are starting to see long overdue bright spots. In fact, certain positions are...
View ArticleCandidates’ References are Important: Here Are Five Ways To Check Them Out...
Many people consider the whole system of reference checking highly suspect. Obviously that’s because references are furnished by job candidates, and no job candidate would ever furnish an un-favorable...
View ArticleInterviewing Style Can Be a Deal Breaker
We all admire people who have life goals—a vision of their career objective, and the ability to stay firm on that target, allowing no distraction. If these are the types of candidates you want to hire...
View ArticleSome thoughts on improving your interviews
Strangely enough, from my earliest days in business to my current role as CEO/owner of a national search firm, my feelings about job interviews have never changed. At best, interviews are a false...
View ArticleGetting interviews…but no job offers?
There is no doubt that the job market is getting better. Great news! Companies are hiring again, and more and more people are able to get jobs in their career fields again. And we say “Hallelujah”—but...
View ArticleDefending against employee raiding by your competitors
One of the most common problems in maintaining a top notch staff is employee raiding on the part of a competitor. This is common, and it can be very damaging for your business. It’s no surprise that...
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