It takes time to hire new employees, time that a lot of business leaders don’t have. As a business leader, your time is valuable and hiring takes a lot of it. Are you spending hours sorting through hundreds of cover letters, applications, and resumes every...
One of the worst hiring mistakes you can make is letting go of a great potential job candidate because when you have a great candidate in front of you, hire them. You need to avoid this hiring mistake as much as you can. You and your business will benefit immensely....
More and more companies have started using social media as a recruitment tool instead of job boards like Indeed and Monster. It’s easy to see why-social media is a less costly tool with a much wider range. It also provides a quicker, more insightful view of your...
Great people make great companies, so it’s vital that you hire the right people. That means asking unconventional job interview questions, not just your run-of-the-mill questions, is really important to include in your interviews. Asking those unconventional job...
The more informed you are about a potential hire the better. Public social media profiles are great insights into a candidate’s fit. Here’s what to look for online both before and after an interview: Look For Creativity Creativity is evidence of...
Several years ago, I was mentoring Jason Lew, one of my clients who lived in Boston and was growing chain of bilingual preschools called Pine Village Preschool. He needed to hire twelve new teachers by the end of August. In our discussion I asked these questions about...