Tired of posting your open positions on job boards, Linkedin or Craig’s List? Here are 10 new ideas to identify talent for your organization. 1. Capture the names of candidate references. Candidates often provide a list of three or four references at some point during the hiring process. Make it a standard operating procedure that [...]

2VATVB8T5PM7 Social media is changing the way employer and recruiters search for candidates. A recent survey by Jobvite found that 80% of companies use or are planning to use social networking sites to fill vacant positions. LinkedIn remains the most popular site used by employers, with 95% of companies mining its people to find candidates. [...]

How will you attract and retain the best executive talent? Ask a CEO about the number one thing that keeps him up at night, and you might be surprised by the answer. For many senior executives, the biggest cause for concern is talent management, not the competition. In an informal survey of more than 450 [...]

Interviews can be tricky. You are trying to determine if the candidate has not only the skills and experience you are looking for but also, if they will fit into your company’s culture. While many business leaders realize that there are certain questions that are off limits during an interview, I have heard reports from [...]