School is out. The days are long. And thousands of high school and college-age students are looking for summer internships. If your company will be hiring a summer intern, here’s what you need to know. Avoid Hiring a Summer Intern Just to Fetch Coffee It can be tempting for a company to view an intern […]
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About to extend an offer to a candidate? Maybe you should fire them first. Premortem firing—the hypothetical opposite of a postmortem firing—have been popularized in business media the past decade and a half. Made famous by Harvard Business Review (HBR) and Amazon, premortems are performed before a project starts and operate on the assumption that the […]
Your marketing department has created detailed customer personas. They know your organization’s target audience better than they know themselves. They know exactly who they are marketing your product or service to and, just as importantly, who they are not trying to reach. This detail and clarity level guides your organization’s communication strategy at the highest […]
Spend five minutes browsing any online job boards in the world. Notice anything? It’s almost as if there were one person—or robot—out there writing every job description for every company. They’re all painfully dry and repetitive. Why? Shouldn’t companies be more excited and proud when posting jobs online? Most of these descriptions make it sound like they’re trying […]
Your organization is unique. It’s different than the competition. Shouldn’t your hiring process reflect this? Unfortunately for many HR professionals and business owners, the start of their hiring process looks exactly like the competition’s in the eyes of the applicants. And if making a great first impression is the first step to landing a great […]
Ahh, the resume. The single document at the heart of the job search. Never has writing one page caused so much strife. From the infinite layout possibilities to the key information you need to decide to include or not, it can be overwhelming for stressed job seekers. But fret no more; we’re here to teach you […]
Spend some time on any job posting site on the internet and you’ll quickly notice something: big companies are spending a fortune to promote their job openings and job applications online. But what are you, as a small business, to do? You’ll never have the same recruiting budget as the big boys for job applications […]
Job searching can be a lonely process. Rejections, ignored applications and long days of scrolling online job boards will make you feel like you need a vacation before you’re even hired. But, job seekers take heed, there are specific qualities all companies look for in their new hires. Maybe you already possess some of them, […]
When hiring, you usually go into the process because you need someone quickly. Here are a few tips to save time during interviews. You’re not cutting corners, just weeding out the less qualified even quicker. Within a week of posting a job opening, you could have dozens of applications sitting on your desks – maybe even […]
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The Latest in HR Trends for 2019 and Beyond
Every year seems to have a different focus on the HR industry, so what HR trends are going to be present throughout 2019 and 2020? Ninja Gig weighs in with what they are seeing kick off this new year. HR Trends For 2019 and 2020 Personalization In the past, many companies have focused on a […]