How to avoid a bad hire? Hiring the wrong person can have significant consequences for your business. This is especially true if you’re a small company, where a single person makes up a lot of your workforce. What you might not realize is how expensive it is – in...
The Do’s ans Don’ts of Reference checks and Pre-screening As an HR professional, handling new hires is a significant part of your job. Two things can make a notable difference in how effective you are. They are: how you handle pre-screening new applicants,...
Everyone is looking for ways to do more with less. You probably have a lot of hats in your HR department. While hiring is one of the most important, there’s no doubt you wish you could optimize your time a bit better. Imagine if you could only do interviews (phone or...
Is checking references a good sign? The good news is that most companies do. More than 80% of HR departments regularly conduct reference checks. They can uncover information about dates of previous employment, eligibility, salary history, and more. One reason...
How can you identify top candidates? – it’s as easy as adding pre-screening questions to your hiring process. When you look through applications, you probably wish you had a way to see through the resume. To be able to see past the wording and polish and find out who...
