Throughout the recruiting and hiring process the potential employer and the job candidates engage in an ongoing series of communications back and forth through an increasingly diverse list of channels.
Behavioral Interviewing: 7 Tips for Hiring Superstars
Does your organization want to hire superstars and top performers? Behavioral-based interviewing is one of the most effective interviewing techniques and is the chosen form of interviewing by most employers to hire and select top performers. Time and time again, employers tell us that behavioral interviewing practices help them select top people for the job.
50 Sample Interviewing Questions for Employers
When conducting interviews, it’s helpful to not only develop standard interview questions unique and specific to each position’s requirements, but also to compile a bank of questions for critical competencies common to many jobs that you can choose from for your interviews.
The 20 Craziest Interview Questions We’ve Heard
Some employers are taking interviewing to an entirely different level by asking job candidates creative, outside of the box, seemingly absurd, but effective and unique interview questions during the hiring process. The following are 20 of the craziest questions we’ve heard of that are asked in interviews at companies like Google, Marriott, Bain & Co., and Mastercard.
3 Approaches to Pre-Screening Job Candidates
With cost-per-hire averaging just over $4,500 and the average time to fill ranging anywhere from 25 days (production positions) up to 88 days (executive positions) effective pre-screening job candidates can be one option to help streamline the recruitment and hiring process, ultimately reduce costs and help find the best talent for the organization.
Hiring Felons: 6 Rules Employers Need to Know
Does your organization have a policy against not hiring felons or people convicted of a crime? Do you automatically exclude applicants on the basis of having a criminal record? Lawsuits are on the rise when it comes to not hiring applicants with criminal records, and yet it’s a fairly common practice among employers. Here’s what you need to know to stay compliant.
An Introduction to Background Checks for Employers
For the new HR professional, and perhaps even for more seasoned HR managers, the process of conducting background checks can be a difficult one to manage. Corporate Screening, one of ERC’s Preferred Partners, has provided us with some background knowledge to help us answer our key questions.
4 Guidelines for Managing Pregnancy & Maternity in the Workplace
Before your organization doesn’t hire, promote, or accommodate your next pregnant employee—beware—because pregnancy-related lawsuits are increasing and you could be putting yourself at risk.
When Work Gets Personal: Managing Emotional Employees
Emotions are everywhere in your workplace, and dealing with them at work is unavoidable. Emotions are hardwired biologically and determine most of our behavior. Expecting that the workplace remains emotion-free and that employees leave their feelings at the door is simply unrealistic given our natural tendencies.
3 Ways to Lead with Emotional Intelligence & Heart
Emotional intelligence is at the core of great leadership. Exceptional leaders lead emotionally and from the heart.
5 Reasons Why Your Employees Aren’t Fully Engaged
Employee engagement is an employee’s involvement with, commitment to, and satisfaction with their work. It is an employee’s positive or negative emotional attachment and connection to their job, their coworkers, and their organization. Employees who are the most engaged…
The Top 5 Characteristics of a Leader
What defines a leader? What makes individuals excel in leadership roles? How do we develop and improve our organization’s influencers?
