Selection and Onboarding
Power Up Your Employee Retention Strategies
Losing high performing employees is difficult for managers, teams and your overall organization. Turnover doesn’t just impact morale and productivity. It also leads to the added costs of: Paying for job postings Recruiting Time spent interviewing candidates Training your new hire Building their skills to achieve optimal performance It takes a lot to replace team…
Read MoreDiscover the Missing Piece of Your New Hire’s Onboarding Experience
Personalization is everywhere these days. From companies allowing you to design your own shoes to websites being tailored to specific people and organizations, it’s clear that customization is meaningful to individuals. Forrester has even reported that 77 percent of consumers have chosen, recommended or paid more for a brand that provides a personalized service or…
Read MoreHow to Market Your Company to Millennials With a Hiring Assessment
According to the Pew Research Center, millennials became the largest generation in the United States labor force in 2016. By 2025, millennials will likely make up 75 percent of U.S. employees. When looking at the U.S. population as a whole, this age group is projected to overtake baby boomers as the largest adult generation by…
Read MoreCreate a Positive Work Culture for All Generations
Have you ever heard someone in your office say, “Oh, those Millennials…” and fill in the blank with a comment about how things look different today than they did in the past? It’s a common refrain, and a little silly if you think about it. We know that times change and life changes, so why…
Read MoreWhen Should I Use a Hiring Assessment in My Recruiting Process?
The use of hiring assessments is on the rise. One of the major contributing factors to this trend is that employers are finding many traditional approaches to hiring such as resume reviews, to be time consuming and unreliable. In fact, research indicates that 78 percent of resumes contain misleading information, while 46 percent contain inaccuracies.…
Read MoreAddressing a Quiet Innovation Killer: Bias in Hiring
Finding the perfect new hire for any organization can be a challenge for a variety of reasons. When sifting through resumes or conducting interviews, one factor you may not have even considered is personal bias. Take this example: According to Social Talent, while 60 percent of CEOs in the U.S. are taller than six feet,…
Read MorePlaying for the Same Team: Talent Acquisition Tips for Recruiters and Hiring Managers
While hiring managers and talent acquisition teams share a common goal – to hire the best people for their organization – they may not always see eye to eye. According to iCIMS and the Hire Expectations Institute, 80 percent of recruiters believe they have a “high” or “very high” understanding of the jobs for which…
Read MoreWhat It Means When We Say “Emergineering”
Emergineering is perhaps a term that you are not yet familiar with. It is a word we coined in 2009 to describe the process of taking goals – such as building trust, preparing for the future, spurring innovation and energizing workplace culture – and making sure every aspect of each goal reflects Emergenetics concepts. When…
Read MoreTechnology in Hiring Is Growing. Where Should You Invest?
At some point in time, technology has disrupted every industry including recruitment. With more touchpoints across a multitude of platforms, companies are using technology to build a compelling employer brand, support the candidate experience and analyze their hiring team’s success. In fact, an HR Service Delivery Survey reported that technology plays a key role in…
Read MoreInterviewing: How to Find a Job That Fits
Most everyone at some point in their life interviews for a job. Sometimes the interview is for THE job…..the one you’ve dreamed of or are hoping with all your being you’ll land. Interviewing is always a stressful time. Maybe it’s wanting to be good enough, or the fear of rejection that creates those internal butterflies.…
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