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The 70% rule of hiring: When ‘hired’ is better than ‘perfect’

As a hiring manager, one of the most important aspects of your job is to hire and onboard the right people for the company. Afte...

Auditing to improve the HR workflow

Auditing is a critical part of any business, but most of us think about financial auditing when the term is brought up. All corp...

Talent attraction: Why Maslow thinks your job ads suck

Are you a recruiter in a terrifyingly drab business park 30 minutes from the “cool” downtown core or city center? Getting cricke...

The most common recruiting challenges and how to overcome them

The most common recruiting challenges include attracting the right candidates, engaging qualified candidates, hiring quickly, us...

Seven lessons from Doist on hiring remote employees

Imagine your workforce is so diverse your employees come from 26 countries. Getting applicants for your roles is never a problem...

The ethics and etiquette of employee poaching

Employee poaching, while ethical, may not always be legal. It involves recruiting employees from direct competitors or former em...

How to find good employees: hire for skills, not talent

To find good employees, focus on measurable skills rather than vague concepts of talent. Conduct a skills gap analysis, write sk...

Does anyone advertise jobs in newspapers anymore?

Remember when the classifieds section of the local paper was the obvious place to look for a job?  Back at the dawn of...