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Evaluate candidates with a pre-employment assessment test
In your hiring process, it’s important to accurately gauge the skill level of your candidates as it pertains to their ability to...

How to make a phone screen interview worthwhile
An effective phone screen interview is your best insurance against pointless interviews. Without it, you risk wasting the time o...

How to conduct a structured interview
A structured interview is a systematic approach to interviewing where you ask the same predetermined questions to all candidates...

Pre-employment screening: tips to navigate awkward conversations
When it’s handled clumsily, pre-employment screening has the potential to drive a wedge between employers and employees. Employe...

Understanding interviews per offer and interviews per hire KPIs
Recruiting metrics help you invest your recruiting budget in ways that bring the highest return to your business. Knowing what t...

Why you should always write a post-interview rejection letter
Writing a post-interview rejection letter is not a task anyone enjoys. It’s an easy one to fumble but it’s much worse to a...

Tips for choosing the best background check service
Employment background checks are growing in importance with more employers conducting them. With a mushrooming of services and i...

Interview techniques from experienced interviewers
Interviews have been the hardest part of the hiring process throughout their history. The best interview techniques for employer...

6 best interview questions for employers: alternatives to cliched questions
Smart interview questions can help interviewers make smart hiring decisions but they have a shelf life. There’s no need to buy i...

Lost lessons from the invention of the interview
Among Thomas Alva Edison’s lesser known inventions was the modern job interview. The wizard of the original Menlo Park (New Jers...

5 steps to a better candidate experience in recruitment
Today’s job market is stacked in favor of the talented job seeker. Most of the people you want to hire are not actively looking ...

The 8 employer essentials on employment background checks
The definitive guide to pre-employment background checks for small businesses. Who does background checks? How do they work and ...