Hiring Solutions & Resources
Maximizing candidate & employee experience
A great candidate experience reflects the candidate’s journey from the moment they apply or get sourced until the end of your hiring process. Learn how to build an experience that will leave your candidates swooning over your company.
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
Choosing the best background check service involves considering legal compliance, types of checks provided, cost, turnaround tim...
Interview techniques from experienced interviewers
Experienced interviewers avoid mistakes like lack of preparation, confirmation bias, the Halo Effect, social comparison bias, an...
What a year in a coworking space can do for your company
Three short years ago Workable was two people and our first customer. We are now approaching 80 people with more than 4,000 cust...
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...
5 alternatives to the same old resume
Traditional resumes are being challenged by innovative alternatives like LinkedIn profiles, infographic resumes, social resumes,...
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
Running background checks is a critical part of the hiring process. They provide valuable insights into a candidate's history an...
Why your small business needs an interview process
One of the biggest mistakes made when hiring for a startup is to think that just because you’re small you don’t need a process. ...
5 reasons your careers page costs you candidates
It may sound obvious but your careers page is your shop window. You want to make it easy for candidates to have a look at what&#...
How we evaluate new hires
How does a company that builds hiring software do its own hiring? If you’re applying to work for us, and you’re one of those sma...