No time for training – defining the needed skill set in 3 steps

Talent managers and leadership teams are at a crossroads as technology improves too fast, and in today’s economy, we either go fast or go home. Winning is about shortening the training time required and having the people with the potential…

How to improve candidate experience

Candidate experience is a theme that has gained popularity within companies during the last couple of years. Organizations and recruiters have started to realize that the recruiting process itself matters. I scratched the surface of this topic in my last…

Why hire for potential over experience?

Traditionally any recruitment process begins with a job listing and a call for resumes. Candidates are screened and invited for an interview in which they tell the interviewer about their past accomplishments. The recruiter then makes predictions of which potential…

The recruiting process from the candidate’s perspective

How your candidates view the recruiting process matters. Hiring is one of the first real touchpoints your company has with prospective new hires. You as a recruiter should keep this in mind, and also think about the candidates themselves. This…

How to attract the next generation of employees

On this blog, we have often discussed the problems recruiters face when attracting the next generation of employees. This problem becomes more and more relevant as the current workforce ages. According to Park Communications, by 2020 millennials will make up…

I (really) hate Mondays!

‘I hate Mondays’ says a pretty famous orange cat. No wonder why he says it. The regular work/study schedule covers from Monday to Friday (sometimes Saturday), leaving us with only 48 hours for ourselves. Not fair right? Well, Mondays … The…