Questions To Ask and Also Avoid During a Phone Interview

By Matt Zajechowski The hiring process can often take eternity for hiring managers. Phone interviews allow for basic candidate screening as well as easily ruling out bad fits for your company.  A phone interview is the time to figure out whether or not the candidate fully understands the role of the job and the requirements that come with […]

5 employee benefit trends we will be talking about by 2022

by: Jennifer Weinstein 1. Programs to reduce loneliness. A recent Harvard Business Review articlehighlights that “Loneliness and weak social connections are associated with a reduction in lifespan similar to that caused by smoking 15 cigarettes a day and even greater than that associated with obesity.” With the rise of open work spaces designed to promote in-the-moment collaboration, […]

Candidates Share 5 Things That Will Make Your Interview Process Stand Out

by Samantha McLaren October 17, 2017 The interview process can make or break a candidate’s decision to join your company: 65% say a bad interview experience makes them question whether they want the job at all. As a recruiter, you want to make sure your interview process is set up for success. The questions is: what do candidates […]

15 Ways to Assess If a Candidate Has High Growth Potential

October 12, 2017 Written by: Dr. John Sullivan Any recruiter or hiring manager would be crazy not to consider a recruiting approach that could double the value they bring to the company. Well, this amazing result can be obtained by hiring individuals that have what is known as a “steep career trajectory” or high potential […]

4 Leadership Lessons from Walt Disney

by Kevin Delaney (Originally Published on June 9, 2015) When you hear the name Walt Disney many words spring to mind – imagination, innovation, creator of the happiest place on earth… overwhelmed, failure, emotional wreck usually don’t make the list. Yet in the pursuit of his dream, Walt Disney found himself at the end of […]

Identifying Your Job Interview Strengths and Weaknesses

by: Simply Hired Staff One of the favorite questions of interviewers across industries and job positions is asking candidates to name their personal and professional strengths and weaknesses.  An applicant’s ability to identify their areas of excellence and improvable traits demonstrates critical thinking skills, higher level analytical ability and on the spot conversational know how. While […]

7 Creative Interview Questions To Ask Millennials

BY PAUL FALCONE So much is being written about Generation Y, a.k.a. the “Millennials” and the “Next Generation,” in terms of their influence in the workplace and on society overall, and for good reason: There are 90 million Millennials that were born roughly between the years of 1980 and 2000, and this massive demographic bubble […]

7 Emerging Trends in Sales That Will Disrupt Your Business

By Christina DesMarais CREDIT: Getty Images Looking into a crystal ball isn’t exactly a scientific thing to do, but if you ask the right kinds of smart people you can get a pretty good idea what’s likely to come down the pike. And considering every company on the planet is alive thanks to the selling of […]