Recruitment Best Practices

August 18, 2015 Julie Shenkman

Are We Having Trouble Hiring Because We’re Too Darn Picky?

In a recent survey of HR professionals conducted by us (Nexxt), we learned that HR Pros said that it is harder to find qualified candidates today than it was six months ago. Is it harder to find candidates because we’re

June 29, 2015 Nikki La Croce

How to Hire for the One Position You Can’t Seem to Fill

In a candidate-driven market, finding the right people for the job can be hard. Up to 40% of employers report having a hard time filling positions. When you have empty seats at the office, you’re missing out on productivity and

June 24, 2015 Gina Deveney

How to Balance Your Workload & Hire at the Same Time

One of the most prominent small business trends in recent years is getting the hiring manager involved in the hiring process. It sounds obvious, but there was a time when hiring managers simply told recruiters to bring back the best

June 22, 2015 Gina Deveney

Building the Best Job Advertisement in 3 Parts

The hardest part of posting a new job advertisement is building the description itself. You know what the job entails and you even have a perfect candidate in mind, but how do you make sure your job ad appeals to

June 18, 2015 Julie Shenkman

7 Ways to Attract Candidates Like a Silicon Valley Startup

It seems like every day I read a news story about a tech startup in Silicon Valley that receives millions of dollars in funding and given that I got my start at a startup (See what I did there?) I

May 27, 2015 Julie Shenkman

74% of HR Professionals Are Liars: They Claim That They Don’t Research Candidates On Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn

I have a friend who is the associate director of a summer camp and each year she and her colleagues need to hire about 150 employees from cooks to counselors to tennis instructors. She and I met for lunch and

May 19, 2015 Joe Savarese

I Got a Promotion, But You’d Never Know It from My New Job Title

When I first started putting some thoughts to paper, I was going to write solely about how the job title an employer lists on their job postings can affect the job’s performance – but then I looked at my own

May 12, 2015 Gina Deveney

You Have to See What this Candidate Did to Get Noticed

Most job seekers really, really, really want to find a new job. Some have specific companies where they’d ideally like to work, but chances are they’re still applying other places. And then there’s Nina Mufleh. Mufleh really, really, really wanted

April 22, 2015 Gina Deveney

Your Applicant Pool Is Depressing Because So Is Your Job Description

Think about the typical job description. Chances are it calls to mind phrases like “The ideal candidate will…” and “Responsibilities include…” Not very inspiring stuff. When did we all decide that the primary function of a job description is to

February 23, 2015 Julie Shenkman

Want to Improve Your Applicant Pool? Then Improve Your Job Postings

Recruiting quality candidates all begins with a well written job posting. The purpose of a job posting in general is to attract the best applicants and deter those candidates that simply apply to EVERY job. HR pros that take the