By Ron Emery The single biggest mistake organizations make in acquiring talent is believing that the burden of proof is on the candidate; that the right candidate for the job will become evident no matter how they go about screening the candidate pool. What they don’t understand is that the process through which the candidates are […]
By John Tschohl All of your locations are up and running. You’ve done all you could do to advertise and get a jump on your competition. So now, the only thing you have left to do is the hiring. Plus you must retain good employees. Success includes retaining good employees. Turnover creates inefficiencies that cost […]
By Sara Sugar Whether you’re hiring your first, fourth, or fourteenth employee, brushing up on how to effectively hire the best staff is never a bad idea. Beyond being a kind and generous boss that employees will appreciate, learning how to leverage your strengths as an entrepreneur and hire for the gaps in your experience […]
If you’ve set your success goals high– and are honest with yourself – you know that you alone can’t do everything. You read about the “fog of war” and sometimes I think there’s a “fog of running or starting a small business” when you can get so focused on making it through the day or […]
It should be no surprise that all kinds of recruiters are advertising their services like crazy: Hiring is a hassle. For years now, the problem of finding talented people has been one of the top two complaints from small business owners. (The other consistent complaint is tight bank credit.) However, piloting a small business to […]