You just got promoted, and are on the committee to hire for your old position. You are unbelievably bored with or annoyed by every candidate until…you find “The One”. She’s smart, her shoes are from your favorite department store, she went to your alma mater… she’s just like you (guys adjust the above scenario accordingly). […]
Does your company, or just you, do background checks on all of the employees you hire? If not, do you ever think about whether or not you should? Well, according to the statistics presented in this infographic from Visual.ly and First Contact HR, doing a background check is way more important than you think.
Finding that person perfect for the job can be a difficult task. Hiring managers and employers know that all too well. It is especially difficult if there is more than one person in on the decision. You have to agree on what you think is most important in a candidate and whether or not any […]
Here at Spark Hire, we want to help companies utilize the power of online video to find the best candidates. We get a lot of questions from readers about best practices for using online video in the hiring process. These posts will address those questions about how to find your next superstar employee. Question: How […]
With Christmas right around the corner, holiday season is in full swing and jolly old St. Nick is sprucing up his long, grey beard for the big night. The naughty or nice list is being drafted and checked, elves are preparing themselves and countless hours of preparation are coming to a head. Wait a minute, […]