Our potential hires, candidates and employees are all using social media. A recent SHRM survey found that the use of social media for recruitment has grown by 54 percent in the past 5 years, with 84 percent of companies using social media in the hiring process. Your potential hires, candidates and existing employees are all […]
Over the last five years, I’ve read something like 500 applications for entry-level media jobs. Over time, I’ve spotted many talented people, including a number of recent college graduates who are now valued Slate employees. Slate is a small company, so when it’s time to make a hire, a list of three great HR-approved candidates does not magically appear […]
Gone are the days when finding a job involved walking into a business with a WordPerfect resume in hand. Prior to social media networking, cloud, mobile applications, and big data, there was almost no publicly available data or information about your workforce or your competition. You had to rely on sheer instinct and “gut feel” when […]
A job interview is a mysterious thing. You think you have nailed it, but then there is nothing but tumbleweed and the chirrup of crickets. How can this be when you got on so well with your interviewer and felt that you really bonded? Perhaps you made some basic – although not necessarily obvious – […]
Ask any business about its top challenges for 2018 — the odds are good that recruiting and retaining talent are somewhere on that list. Smart companies know that they’re only as good as their best workers, and will prioritize seeking out the best of the best for their organizations. As technology continues to evolve, it plays […]
Determining who you hire for a job plays a big part in forming yourcompany’s culture and ensuring its future success. Selecting informative interview questions can be a key factor in finding the right employees — as well as weeding out the ones that won’t fit. A candidate’s answers can be telling. While different companies embody various values and cultures, […]
