Denise Allen — July 3, 2019 — July 3, 2019 When searching for candidates for a job role, it can be very easy to only focus on the qualifications and experience they state on their CV and not take into account their personality and how they may fit into your company. After all, there is … Continue reading Why Hiring For Personality is as Essential as Experience
Category Archives: Effective Hiring
Marketing Recruitment 101: 3 Job Search Mistakes You Don’t Know You’re Making
Bob Van Rossum — July 1, 2019 Follow @BobVR — July 1, 2019 As a marketing recruitment firm, every day we get the opportunity to help marketers move their career forward. Since 1996, MarketPro’s marketing recruiters have successfully matched high-performing marketers with clients who need a specific set of skills and experience to take their … Continue reading Marketing Recruitment 101: 3 Job Search Mistakes You Don’t Know You’re Making
Overcoming Obstacles to Effective Procurement Digitalization
Suresh Sambandam — June 26, 2019 — June 26, 2019 The word is out—manual procurement strategies are costly and dated. Document-laden processes managed through paper or lengthy email threads negatively affect time to market and the ability to compete in an agile tech world. Digital awareness is on the rise in procurement departments. Eighty-three percent … Continue reading Overcoming Obstacles to Effective Procurement Digitalization
“Push” and “Pull” Factors For Hiring Overseas
Anton Mishchenko — June 12, 2019 — June 12, 2019 Offshore software development is all the rage Outsourcing is nothing new. For decades now, companies have been hiring offshore developers instead of seeking tech professionals at home. Saved time and money plus access to a goldmine of IT talent is what makes this software development … Continue reading “Push” and “Pull” Factors For Hiring Overseas
Assessing Self-Awareness in the Hiring Process
Darleen DeRosa — June 8, 2019 Follow @onpoint_llc — June 8, 2019 One of the key components of emotional intelligence (EQ), self-awareness is the ability to recognize one’s own emotions and accurately recognize how we are perceived by others. When it comes to building relationships with others and responding to stressful situations, employees with high … Continue reading Assessing Self-Awareness in the Hiring Process
What’s the Smartest Hiring Order for Startups?
Kimberly Zhang — May 31, 2019 — May 31, 2019 You’re the founder of your company; that’s one employee down. You might have a co-founder as well, so make that two. Now what? Early days at a new startup are exciting times, but they also tend to be lean times. You can’t run out and … Continue reading What’s the Smartest Hiring Order for Startups?
3 Hiring “Red Flags” That Aren’t Really Red Flags
Elle Morgan — May 30, 2019 Follow @talentsolvers — May 30, 2019 With the rate of unemployment declining and the job market tightening, hiring and retaining top talent is harder than ever. To make matters worse, there remain a few antiquated theories on hiring “red flags” that we’ve found to be either outdated or, at … Continue reading 3 Hiring “Red Flags” That Aren’t Really Red Flags
Why Data Matters When It Comes to Reducing Time to Hire
Maren Hogan — May 26, 2019 Follow @marenhogan — May 26, 2019 We find that sometimes, the issues that plague people in talent acquisition are really, really hard to solve. But there’s one problem that we brought on ourselves. In fact, technology is what created the issue in the first place, if you think about … Continue reading Why Data Matters When It Comes to Reducing Time to Hire
Employment Branding is Vital to Recruiting
Erin Dore Miller — May 7, 2019 — May 7, 2019 I recently wrote about how important it is for companies to build an engaging culture in order to attract great employees: “The most talented professionals can be selective. They’re good at what they do, so they don’t necessarily need to take the first opportunity … Continue reading Employment Branding is Vital to Recruiting
Hiring a Sales Rep: How to Efficiently Screen Resumes and Cover Letters
Josh Bean — April 29, 2019 — April 29, 2019 After writing and posting your sales job description, it’s time to find a match between your job requirements and your applicants’ experience, skills, and talents. But piles of resumes and cover letters can be overwhelming. In fact, 52% of Talent Acquisition Leaders cite screening candidates … Continue reading Hiring a Sales Rep: How to Efficiently Screen Resumes and Cover Letters