Making hiring decisions can cause a lot of stress for anyone. Whether you’re a seasoned hiring manager or an owner of a small business looking to expand, hiring the right employee should take time and consideration. One of the best ways to make the process of hiring someone less stressful is to have an established interview process.
Video Resume: Best Practices
Depending on the field of work you are in, creating a video resume may be the best way to land a new job. If you work in a highly competitive or creative industry, then a video resume can help you get noticed by potential employers. Not only can you showcase your skills, but you’ll be able to show more of your personality than with a traditional paper resume and cover letter.
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Pull Factors for Your Company
Have you ever stopped to wonder why people choose to work at your company? For many, it’s all about the pull factors—the things ‘pulling’ candidates and employees into a company. Last week, we talked about the things pushing employees out of your company, but what about the things pulling them in or keeping them there? Whether you cultivate these pull factors or not, they are there.
Which Job Board is Right for You?
The process of searching for a new job is time consuming and tedious. For many, it takes as much time as a full-time job takes. So how do you make the process less complicated and less time consuming? You use the right job board. There are so many places online that you can find job postings that it can be a little difficult to find the right job to apply to.
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What Are Your Company’s Push Factors?
High turnover rates and low retention are major issues for a lot of companies. Not only do high turnover rates cost lots of money, but they can cause potential employees to be turned off from your company. No one wants to work at a company that is known for having several push factors.
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Best Resume Practices: What to Include on Your Resume
Writing a resume a can be difficult. From knowing what not to include to knowing exactly what hiring managers want to see, there is a lot you need to know. But having an idea of what you need to include before you actually begin working on your resume can help ease the stress.
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Using Video for Job Postings
Connecting with job candidates can be extremely difficult. Sometimes, those written job descriptions just aren’t enough. From coming off as flat to getting lost in the shuffle of a job board, your posts just aren’t getting noticed. However, one way you can stand out is by using videos for job postings.
How to Handle Job Rejection
Being rejected for the job you really wanted can be difficult. You worked hard on crafting a great cover letter and updating your resume. No matter where you were in the interview process—just finished a third interview or didn’t even make it to the first round of interviewing—getting that rejection letter can be difficult. However, there is a right way to handle job rejection.
August Associate of the Month
At Diverse Staffing, we take great pride in our associates and the work they do. Because our associates are so dedicated and productive, we like to take the time to recognize them and their accomplishments. Our Greenwood Recruiting Center launched a new program in August to start recognizing individual associates for their:
- Attendance records
- Skills
- Recognition from clients/placement
- Time with Diverse Staffing
- Work performance
Through the Associate of the Month program, Diverse Staffing is able to engage and recognize our most dedicated and talented workers. This month, we’re excited to announce that Erik Baldwin recieved the Associate of the Month award for our Greenwood Recruiting Center. Erik is a dedicated Diverse Staffing associate who exemplifies excellent work performance and attendance.
Keep up the great work Erik!
Writing Great Job Postings
Are you tired of candidates passing your job postings? Not getting the response to your advertisements that you hoped for? One thing you need to evaluate is the way you are writing and presenting your current job postings. You may not think too much about it, but candidates can easily be turned off from your company and job opportunities if you are publishing poorly written job posts.