Posted by Lisa Perrin
How would you like to have a few magical interview questions that give you insights about a candidate’s behavior that skills testing can’t? It is said that attitude and behavior are what make a person stay with a company. Skills […]
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Posted by Chris Fields
Each year we all can’t help but to speculate and try to predict what’s going to happen in the new year and as we enter 2018, I can’t help but to wonder what will be the top issues that leaders […]
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Posted by Eric Friedman
Keeping employees happy, engaged, and motivated should be a priority for every employer. According to a recent SHRM Employee Job Satisfaction and Engagement survey, only 69 percent of employees consistently put all of their effort into work. This means companies […]
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Posted by Jessica Miller-Merrell
'>'> “Pipe dreams” refer to the visual hallucinations that occur after smoking a pipe full of opium. Despite the term’s origins, today, people refer to a pipe dream as an impossible goal. For many a recruiter with a bare pipeline, finding the tricks to keeping it full and flush may seem like [...]
Posted by Eric Friedman
A lot of companies claim to be customer focused today. But what does that really mean? It entails going beyond the standard “the customer is always right” mentality, in order to exceed customer expectations. Being customer-focused today depends on providing outstanding customer [...]
Posted by Jessica Miller-Merrell
'>'> Pre-Employment Assessments Offer Companies Hiring Social Media Managers an Alternative to Klout. Hiring is hard. It’s even harder when recruiting and interviewing for positions requiring skill sets and qualifications unfamiliar to the hiring manager. This is especially true with [...]
Posted by Eric Friedman
'>'> Think interviews are the best way to find the perfect candidate? Think again. Studies have shown that personal bias in the interview process can lead to bad hiring decisions, and that objective evaluations of ability are a much stronger indicator of hiring success. In a study conducted [...]
Posted by Jessica Miller-Merrell
'>'> With four generations active in the workforce, communicating effectively with each individual in his or her preferred style is one of a manager’s many challenges. We’ll take a look at each generation’s preferred method, and how to develop a communication strategy to satisfy each [...]
Posted by Eric Friedman
'>'> Simulations are widely used in education, training, and recruiting today. By immersing the user in a virtual environment that recreates activities in a life-like manner, simulations provide an immersive, interactive experience in which the user learns by doing. In addition to providing [...]
Posted by Jessica Miller-Merrell
'>'> The customer-facing position is the most critical role in the service environment. Currently, about 27% of jobs, from retail to restaurant, fall into this category. As a hiring manager, you know that turnover can be high in these positions and employee morale can be low. To keep good [...]
Posted by Eric Friedman
'>'> When you are interviewing a candidate for a job, the most important factor to consider may be something you may have never even thought about: nonverbal communication. When people communicate, they are constantly sending out information, using '>body language, such as posture and gestures, [...]
Recruiting Manager Zappos
“The wide variety and customizability of eSkill’s online testing allows us to pre-screen many of our candidates before they even get to our doors. And this is a key factor, because once a potential hire shows he/she possesses the skills necessary to do the job, our recruiters can concentrate on the second—and equally important—part of the [...]
Recruiting Manager Zappos
“The wide variety and customizability of eSkill’s online testing allows us to pre-screen many of our candidates before they even get to our doors. And this is a key factor, because once a potential hire shows he/she possesses the skills necessary to do the job, our recruiters can concentrate on the second—and equally important—part of the [...]
