The workplace is more demanding, more complex, more collaborative, and more diverse than it has ever been before. Finding candidates who will excel in this environment means finding people with the right balance of hard and soft skills. So, here is the hard truth about soft skills: The difference between hard skills and soft skills […]
How many times has this happened to you? You find a candidate with all the experience and technical skills you need for an open position. It seems like they have everything it will take to succeed with your company. But then they actually start working and things are a disaster. They don’t get along with […]
There are only a few organizations that truly need to hire based on skill alone. The New York Yankees, for example. Major movie studios, definitely. Modeling agencies would be another one. It’s tough to win a World Series, an Oscar or land a major ad campaign with someone who doesn’t have the necessary set of […]
When trying to fill a particularly difficult position, the right candidate can seem mythical. Sure, it’s easy enough to sort out people who have the right qualifications on paper, but finding candidates with “that special something” can leave you feeling like Cinderella’s prince, running around with a glass slipper. Luckily, we at Spark Hire like […]