Why onboarding begins before the offer, and why silence afterward may cost you the hireMany employers treat recruitment and onboarding like a relay race: managers and supervisors recruiting carry the baton until the offer is accepted, then hands it to HR for forms and first-day orientation. Candidates, though don’t see a handoff. They see one …
Ask a room full of entrepreneurs what makes their business successful, and you'll hear familiar answers: a unique product, exceptional service, innovative technology, or strong customer relationships. Those factors matter. But there's another reality many founders discover as they grow: every small business is an HR company before it becomes a growth company. The ability …
Does this sound familiar? You've crafted an intriguing job post and blasted it out for the world to see, created a competitive job offer, including great benefits, have a solid team, and genuinely enjoy the culture you've built. You expect qualified candidates to come knocking. Instead, applications trickle in. Or worse, they never arrive.The job …
What if your interview process is eliminating some of your best candidates before you ever recognize their potential? Often, interviews are seen as an opportunity to identify the strongest person for the job. Yet they often measure something entirely different: a candidate's comfort level in an interview setting.Those two things are not always the same.The …
For CFOs, CEOs, Executive Directors and HR leaders, decisions about people are some of the most consequential in the business. Talent drives growth while culture shapes performance. Yet many organizations try to manage complex people challenges with limited internal capacity. Knowing when and how to bring in outside expertise can protect the business and accelerate your results. When growth outpaces …
How AI and Deepfakes Are Changing the Hiring Process “Thanks for joining us for this interview, we’re excited to learn more about you. First, would you mind giving us a wave?” A year ago, that question would have sounded absurd. Today, it has become one of the simplest ways recruiters are trying to determine whether …
How Hiring Practices Are Backfiring—and What Employers Can Do About It Last month, this column focused ghost jobs and the damage they do to employer brand. This month, let’s talk about what happens next, because job seekers didn’t just notice. They adapted…in a way that isn’t helpful for anyone.Instead of carefully targeting roles, many candidates …
