Whether you’re a busy recruiter or a hiring manager, bringing on the right people takes creativity, resourcefulness and (sometimes) a little luck. Candidates may have their hard skills locked, but what about things like team spirit, or conflict resolution? Work, at its core, is a social endeavor. Most of us have to interact with colleagues, clients or customers. And all the AI in the world isn’t going to change that: a recent Deloitte 2018 Global Human Capital Trends study shows there’s still high demand for complex problem solving, cognitive abilities and social skills. Trouble is, while it’s ..read more

Hiring the right staff is one of the most important things your business can do. But how you tell candidates they didn’t get the job is also crucial. After all, most companies reject far more people than they hire and in today’s interconnected world people can share their experiences more easily than ever. This means that word about the type of candidate experience you offer can quickly spread. We know they’re looking: 95% of job seekers tell us that insight into company reputation is somewhat or extremely important. How you handle rejection is part of the candidate experience, and impacts you ..read more

Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak may have started Apple in a garage, but they aren’t unique in launching a huge company from small beginnings. Starbucks was launched by two teachers and a writer in 1971, and Amazon and Google began in garages too. When Whole Foods was getting off the ground, their founders were so strapped for cash that they slept in their store. Companies don’t magically appear out of thin air with thousands of employees, huge campuses and millions in revenue: things start small. But of course, just because a company is large doesn’t mean it’s successful, and for many businesses ..read more

This post is adapted from a lesson in Indeed Academy, the free training platform designed to help recruiters get the most out of Indeed. If you’re waiting for your ideal job applicant to send their resume your way, get comfortable — because there’s no telling how long that might take. With the unemployment rate at its lowest since 2000 and more and more employers competing to hire top talent, sitting back and waiting could mean missing out on the right person for the job. If you take a more proactive approach, you’re more likely to have an edge over other companies in discovering qua ..read more

This is part two of a series. Learn how to identify when it’s time to add to the team in part one. So your business is doing well, and all the signs show that it’s time to start adding new heads to the team. Finding the best people means you will soon be reviewing a stack of resumes, and it’s not a step you want to breeze through or approach haphazardly. According to one study, the average recruiter spends only 6 seconds reviewing a resume. But that’s not nearly enough time to identify the stand-out candidates. If you know what to look for, resumes can tell you much more about a candidate than ..read more