The average corporate job opening receives 250 applications, according to Glassdoor, so HR professionals and recruiters in all environments must know how to effectively evaluate a candidate’s competency based on their resume. The process becomes even more difficult when candidates submit resumes with vastly different formats and styles, adding an extra challenge to accurately comparing […]
You head into the office excited for the day. Your schedule is filled with candidate interviews, and you know you’re going to find the right person. But, after meeting with your first candidate, who was completely different from their resume, you get a bit worried. By the end of the day, you realize that no […]
Most hiring professionals have done it at some point in their careers: ignored a candidate due to questionable gap years on their resumes. That quick judgment is leaving top-quality candidates in the hands of your competitors. Of course, there are various reasons job seekers take gap years. Some explanations are negatives and those candidates should […]
Low unemployment plus rapid company growth equals a challenging and busy time for employers. In fact, we surveyed 500 talent acquisition professionals and found that 77 percent plan to increase their own staff size by 25 percent in 2018. To reach these goals, you need to find a way to bring a higher volume of […]
At any moment, you could come across the perfect potential employee. Whether at a networking event, in the airport, or even at a family picnic, you can’t let top talent slip through your fingers. Unfortunately, these unexpected meetings often happen when there are no open fitting roles. But waiting until a position is open to […]