I read an article recently by Shana Lebowitz for Business Insider where we learn about how it may be possible to make someone relax and like you in 2 seconds. This could be a very useful skill when interviewing, so let’s take a closer look. She talks of how we form impressions of each other’s[…]
More and more of today’s employers are using the telephone interview as a first step in their recruitment process. A telephone interview is an effective way to screen a large number of potential candidates and eliminates unlikely interviewees. While you still want a actual face to face job interview with customised questions for each position,[…]
Millennials are loosely gauged as anyone born from the early 1980’s to the 2000’s and will soon be the largest generation representing the global workforce. They have grown up with technology from computers in their primary school rooms, mobile phones, the internet and accessible information 24 hours a day. They represent a valued technologically skilled[…]
In a recent article for Harvard Business Review, Katie Bouton looked at the importance of recruiting for cultural fit. Also in a May 2014 survey of 2,978 job seekers and HR professionals by Millennial Branding and Beyond.com, they found that 43% of hiring managers ranked “cultural fit” as the most important thing when hiring a[…]