Thank You Email After the interview: 10 Templates, Subject Lines, FAQs
A complete guide to sending a post-interview thank-you that gets noticed, with 10 templates, subject lines, timing tips, and answers to common questions.
Industries That Typically Haven’t Used RPOs Are Seeing the Need to Do So
Recruitment Process Outsourcing has taken hold in the 21st century as a way for companies to outsource aspects of their recruiting and hiring on an as-needed basis, as well as have an outside company handle their end-to-end recruiting needs in some cases. As the economy and hiring have continued to go through rapid change during…
Will Improving Hiring Practices Help Fill Difficult Positions?
Most people responsible for hiring have not optimized the process due to either a lack of time or a lack of interest in the process. By making improvements to routine hiring practices, it may be possible to fill difficult positions more easily and optimize the hiring process. Here are some ways to improve and optimize…
6 Top Characteristics Hiring Managers Want Right Now
Sure, there are lots of jobs available right now, but you don’t just want any opportunity, you want a good one. Here are the top characteristics hiring managers are looking for right now. 1. Reliable. None of the other characteristics matter if an employee isn’t reliable. A company has to know that it can count on…
What to Do When You Can’t Fill That Open Position
The hiring environment continues to be challenging as COVID restrictions end, and many businesses find themselves in need of more help. Continuing the federal unemployment boost until September has led to many laid-off workers being content to stay home for a while longer even though the CDC says it’s safe to return to work, especially…
5 Ways to Filter Unqualified Candidates More Quickly
In a recent study by toggl.com, hiring managers and recruiters said speeding up the hiring process was a top priority for them in 2021. In addition, 39% of those surveyed said their biggest pain point of 2021 was filtering a high number of unqualified candidates to find the ones they wanted to hire. Here are…
8 Employee Retention Strategies That Really Work
The past year has been a tough one for both employers and employees. Some industries are struggling to hire and maintain staff. Here is a list of employee retention strategies businesses can use to keep valuable staff on the payroll and minimize turnover. 1. Keep it positive. A Harvard Business Review study shows that a ratio of…
The Difference Between Judgment and Assessment in Recruiting
Judgment gets a bad rap, but Merriam-Webster says it’s just forming an opinion or making a decision after careful thought. Deciding which candidates get to move through the recruiting process and, in the end, which ones to hire, involves judgment–forming opinions and making decisions. But judgment can be a subjective thing in many situations. Our opinions about…
IT Staffing in Focus: Top 7 Questions to Ask During a Reference Check
Reference checks give the hiring team a chance to talk to people who have worked with or supervised a candidate. Sometimes, reference checks are limited to verifying employment details given on a resume or application. However, in most cases hiring teams can get more detailed information about the candidate by asking good questions during a…
9 Questions to Ask a Prospective Tech Employer
Interviews are always a two-way street. The questions you ask in a tech job interview not only give you needed information for evaluating whether you would accept a job offer; they also show the interviewer that you have done your homework concerning the company and that you know key information about the role you’re seeking…
The Top Advantages of Creating a Career Roadmap
A now-famous Harvard study showed that MBA students who wrote down their goals and made a plan for how to achieve them (three percent of students) made about ten times more money after ten years than the students who didn’t write down their goals and make a plan (97 percent of students). Imagine something so simple having…
5 Tips for a Successful Hardware Deployment
Deploying new hardware is a process that for many companies, takes place every three to five years as current hardware begins to wear down and become outdated. Hardware deployment is an extensive undertaking that can be overwhelming to even the best IT department in the best company. Nevertheless, an effective hardware deployment is not only…