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8 creative recruitment strategies to attract and evaluate candidates
Creative recruitment strategies help you get past traditional hiring methods and stand out from the competition. From experiment...

How to improve your recruiting process
Refined recruitment processes are efficient, productive and pleasant for both candidates and hiring teams. Here are a few ways t...

Recruiting isn’t “just like sales”
People say that “recruiting is just like sales,” as if it’s an obvious fact. It isn’t. It’s reductive rubbish. As a former recru...

How to build your employer brand online and offline
Employer branding is not about advertising that you’re a good employer. It’s about being one. Companies with strong employer bra...

How to attract candidates by improving your careers page
Your careers page is your personal pitch to candidates. It’s a place to show job seekers why your company is attractive, and mak...

Why hiring managers should own their recruiting pipeline strategy
As a hiring manager, I own the success of my team. That means I need to own their recruiting process and strategy too. Without t...

6 ways to build an employee referral program that works
An employee referral program can be a superior recruiting tool: referred candidates are typically cheaper and faster to hire and...

Are employee referral bonuses worth it?
Can an employee referral bonus make a difference in your employee referral program? It’d be great if employees were always happy...

The pros & cons of interview scorecards
Interview scorecards are the foundation of effective structured interviews. They allow interviewers to take notes about candidat...

Perfecting your recruiting pitch
What image does the word ‘pitch’ conjure for you? Likely, a one shot opportunity—like the curveball that wins the baseball game,...

How to assess soft skills in an interview
How can you tell whether a candidate who looks good ‘on paper’ will be good ‘in person’? Soft skills make all the difference. So...

Ideas for a successful recruiting event
Hosting a recruitment event is a valuable opportunity to grow your talent pool and make a lasting impression as an employer. Mee...