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Frontline Hiring: 3 Key Stressors that Impact Frontline Employees

by Sandra Hess June 22, 2016June 22, 2016 Every worker deals with some degree of stress in the workplace. However, compared to their white-collar counterparts, workers in frontline or low-wage jobs may be more susceptible to certain stressors, or to experiencing entirely unique stressors. Frontline stress, when unaddressed, doesn’t just sabotage morale, productivity, and retention; … Continue reading Frontline Hiring: 3 Key Stressors that Impact Frontline Employees →

8 Key Hiring Metrics to Quantify Your Talent Selection Process

by Sandra Hess June 19, 2016June 19, 2016 The competitive recruiting market has spurred the onset of a technology revolution in the talent acquisition industry, which small, mid-size, and large businesses have embraced. The abundance of data provided by this technology is giving HR teams more power than ever before to make informed decisions when … Continue reading 8 Key Hiring Metrics to Quantify Your Talent Selection Process →

3 Hiring Best Practices: Build a Workforce that Delivers Superior Customer Service

by Suzanna Colberg June 14, 2016June 14, 2016 With the help of the globe-spanning soapbox known as the Internet, your customers now wield more power than ever before when it comes to the success of your organization. While a few negative rants among a deluge of neutral or positive online reviews might not hurt your … Continue reading 3 Hiring Best Practices: Build a Workforce that Delivers Superior Customer Service →

3 Common Challenges of Implementing Assessments in Small Business Hiring

by Sandra Hess June 12, 2016June 12, 2016 Employees are the lifeblood of an organization. However, when it comes to small business hiring, the impact of one employee – whether positive or negative – resonates with the entire organization, including co-workers, managers, and owners. Best-in-class companies of all sizes realize planning ahead can mean the … Continue reading 3 Common Challenges of Implementing Assessments in Small Business Hiring →

Small Business Hiring: How to Pick the Right Pre-Hire Talent Assessment

by Sandra Hess June 10, 2016June 10, 2016 When it comes to hiring, small businesses have a thinner margin of error than their larger counterparts. The smaller the company, the more you need to ensure every employee gels with your culture and makes a positive impact on the organization. The good news is reliably predictive … Continue reading Small Business Hiring: How to Pick the Right Pre-Hire Talent Assessment →

Hiring Top Talent: A High G.P.A. Doesn’t Guarantee Employee Success

by Sandra Hess June 7, 2016June 7, 2016 Not too long a ago, Google recruiter Laszlo Bock revealed in an interview with the New York Times that his team rarely looks at G.P.A. scores during the frontline hiring process, asserting that “G.P.A.’s are worthless criteria for hiring.” This is a bold statement, considering more than … Continue reading Hiring Top Talent: A High G.P.A. Doesn’t Guarantee Employee Success →

4 Ways to Increase ROI When Hiring a Freelance Ghost Writer

by Anna Colibri June 6, 2016 Follow @annacolibriJune 6, 2016 You may have heard the saying, “Content is King,” and it is (I naturally prefer the term “Content is Queen” because at Colibri Digital Marketing, our team of copywriters and social media specialists is mostly women). Now more than ever, male or female, having a … Continue reading 4 Ways to Increase ROI When Hiring a Freelance Ghost Writer →

Strengthen Your Hiring by Recruiting for Potential, Not Direct Work Experience

by Sunil Bagai May 26, 2016 Follow @ZenithtalentMay 26, 2016 Obsessing over candidates’ direct work experience instead of their potential could be sabotaging your recruitment efforts. We’ve entered an era where more professionals are changing their career paths, and where the young generation makes up the majority of the labor force. Do Millennials have much … Continue reading Strengthen Your Hiring by Recruiting for Potential, Not Direct Work Experience →