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Use Real-Time Technology To Interview Job Candidates: New communications technology can be used by us to communicate with anyone by using video and audio, instant messaging, e-mail, and collaborative software. Recruiters and hiring managers can use this real-time technology to widen their recruiting efforts and scan the globe for talented prospective employees. You can meet candidates online,...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Microsoft Corp., recruiting, hiring, job, IM, video, e-mail, software; White papers
5 Ways To Learn The Most About A Job Candidate: One of the most common hiring mistakes employers make, she says, is this: They talk too much. Getting the right information from potential employees is important for two reasons. One, you want to have the right people working for you, and a good interview is one way to ensure that...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Microsoft Corp., hiring, job; White papers
Hiring? 6 Interview Questions You Need To Ask: When it comes to interviewing potential employees, you need to ask the loaded questions. That's because hiring the right people is central to the continuing growth and success of your business. So you need to use your interview wisely - to identify job skills, target personal strengths and weaknesses and...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Microsoft Corp., hiring, teamwork, job; White papers
U.S. Hiring Seen Weaker in Third Quarter: Manpower: By Nick Zieminski NEW YORK (Reuters) - A measure of U.S. employment expectations fell to its lowest since the fourth quarter of 2003, suggesting employers are increasingly cautious about hiring over the next three months, according to a quarterly survey by...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Manpower Inc., hiring, survey, commercial construction, Britain, Germany, job, U.S., China, Metropolitan Area Network, New York, real estate, Thomson Reuters Corp., manufacturing, industry, finance, worker, insurance; News items 2008-06-09
Now Hiring Brilliant People: Time to interview job candidates? Learn the secret techniques smart companies use to identify tomorrow’s most promising talent.Choosing the right employees is one of the most important — and most difficult — decisions a manager makes. To help you spot the shiny needle in that haystack of resumes, we've assembled...; Tags: Technique, Hiring, Job, Recruitment & Selection, Productivity, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Andrew Mager, BNET Feature Package, Interview, Brian Libby, Recruiting, Candidate, Team Management; Articles 2008-02-19

Zappos Tells New Employees: Please Go Away: Zappos Tells New Employees: Please Go AwayCaution on treating testing as the answerWhile testing is a highly valid way of predicting performance on the job, there are two things of concern in this post. First, there is no such thing as a behavioural "trait". A trait is an enduring hereditary...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, job, Zappos Tells, PLEASE GO, trait; Discussion threads 2008-05-22
UK Survey: Pregnancy Discrimination Is the Status Quo: The Find: More than 75 percent of UK managers would not hire a woman if they suspect she will become pregnant within six months of taking the job. The Source: A recent survey by UK-based Employment Law Advisory Services ELAS mentioned in the Harvard Business Review Conversation...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Jessica Stillman, job; Blog posts 2008-05-01
Managers' Survey: Interviewees Flunking Etiquette 101: The Find: 59 percent of hiring managers say that job candidates' manners have deteriorated in recent years. The Source: A recent survey from Vault. The Takeaway: With a plethora of sources of advice for interviewees, it...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Jessica Stillman, hiring manager, hiring, interviewee, survey; Blog posts 2008-04-23
How to Conduct a Job Interview: Got a key position to fill? Hiring good employees is the foundation of any successful business. Do Your Homework Beforehand Goal: Minimize the back-story and maximize the time you spend with the candidate. Going into an interview, each interviewer should...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Brian Libby, job, hiring, Google Inc., job interview, privacy, staffing, talent, open-source software, Web site, blog, software; Articles 2007-03-13
10 Mistakes Managers Make During Job Interviews: Want to hire the wrong person for the job? It’s easy! Just repeat these common interview-technique errors. 1. You Talk Too Much When giving company background, watch out for the tendency to prattle on about your own job, personal feelings about the company, or...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, BNET Staff, job interview, job, workplace, technique, industry; Articles 2007-03-06
Successfully Sell Yourself With Your Cover Letter: It is often said that finding a job is a job in itself. But what you may not realize is that it's a sales job. To win over hiring managers and convince them to invest in the product you're pitching - you - it's important to take full advantage of...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, job, hiring, marketing, sales; White papers 2007-12-17
Resumes: Does One Size Fit All?: If you have more than one goal, knowing which direction to take your career can be quite the dilemma. Many job seekers are looking in more than one area of expertise, and their resumes often reflect that. The problem with this is that it can be confusing for hiring managers....; Tags: Professional development, Recruitment & Selection, career, hiring, job; White papers 2007-11-21
Interviewing Candidates and Making Job Offers: A job interview has two primary objectives: First, to find out if the candidate is qualified for the job; and second, to provide the candidate with information about the position and the company. To ensure the right person is hired, it’s essential that all candidates have the same opportunities to...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, BNET Editorial, résumé, job interview, job, small business owner, supervisor, small business, technique, knowledge; Articles 2007-11-28
Rev Up Your Job Search During The Holidays: Many people believe the myth that companies stop hiring during the whirlwind of winter holidays. Although hiring does taper in December, hiring activity never really stops - something to consider if you're considering ramping up the job hunt in the new year. The smart job seeker can take advantage of...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, jobseeker, hiring, job search, job; White papers 2007-09-24
Confessions Of Hiring Experts: If you worry about every possible way you can blow a job interview - from mispronouncing the boss's name to babbling incessantly when you don't know what else to say - you're going to walk in there feeling like you're destined to fail. True, job interviews are rife with opportunities...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, job interview, hiring, job; White papers 2007-09-24
Time To Look For New Job Is Right Now: Is now the right time to change jobs? According to recent reports, workers stand to benefit from a tighter labor market in the form of new opportunities and better compensation. Hiring plans for the second quarter point to a continuation of a moderated, yet stable hiring environment, and an increase...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Benefits, hiring, worker, compensation, job, benefit; White papers 2007-09-24
Recruiters' New Secret Weapon: Psych Tests that Predict Job Performance: Recruiters' New Secret Weapon: Psych Tests that Predict Job PerformanceRE: Recruiters' New Secret Weapon: Psych Tests that Predict Job PerformanceYes, this whole idea of someone coming up with a test that would somehow be an all around conclusive, and tell all, is just BS. I have been in the business...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, job, Psych Tests, New Secret Weapon, Predict Job Performance, Recruiters, hiring; Discussion threads 2007-09-20
Interviewing Over the Telephone: Many hiring managers conduct telephone interviews in the early stages of the recruiting process because it can be a cost- and time-efficient way to narrow down a list of candidates. This method of interviewing also offers valuable insight for positions that require phone communication skills.Managers generally conduct face-to-face interviews before...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, BNET Editorial, phone, hiring, body language, recruiting, customer service, job; Articles 2007-10-16
Conducting One-on-One Employment Interviews: Employers commonly conduct one-on-one (or face-to-face) interviews with individual job candidates to select a new staff member. When potential recruits interview with several company representatives, the multiple perspectives provide valuable input to the hiring decision process. However, sometimes in small businesses and start-up environments, only one manager will participate in...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, BNET Editorial, job, job interview, core competency, technique, hiring, small business; Articles 2007-10-12
Ace Your Job Interview: Anxious about an upcoming meeting with a potential employer? Our top downloaded articles on job interview skills are here to help. These Interview Bloopers Could Cost You the Job Source: Wall Street Journal A lot of job hunters take time perfecting their cover...; Tags: Job, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, BNET Staff, career, hiring, interview, Top 5; Articles 2007-03-12