Hiring a Woman Could Be Your Best Talent Strategy

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Gender biases are unfortunately common in many organizations. Understanding the value that women leaders bring to an organization is the first step to overcoming any gender biases that an organization or individual may have. Creating a successful talent strategy includes eliminating unconscious biases during the hiring process ? whether its gender ? or something else and shifting the focus to creating a more inclusive, diverse and balanced workforce.

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8 Qualities Found in High-Performers in the Hiring and Interviewing Process

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As a talent management consulting firm, we often witness during hiring and interviewing processes, hiring managers are too focused on qualifications like how many years experience a candidate has OR where their degree is from and often overlook 8 must-have qualities.

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RECRUITING: Passive or Active: What Pool Should You Fish From?

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Since 2010, employment in the private sector has increased by 14.5 million jobs, an average of 194,000 jobs per month. And the unemployment rate has fallen below 4.7%! As one of the top talent strategy firms teaching companies how to hire SMART and a top California executive recruitment firm, we know job seekers have more opportunities than ever to choose from.

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A Military Veteran Can Easily Be Your Next Superstar

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From working with over 100 companies in the last couple years, we know hiring top talent can be challenging, and knowing where to look is key to filling roles successfully. With thousands of veterans leaving the military every year, hiring a veteran is a great opportunity for organizations to discover top talent.

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How to Recruit a Recruiter

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Searching for top talent isn’t easy and requires many resources that most hiring managers don’t have ? time, recruiting skill and persistence. As the leading San Diego recruitment firm for sales, marketing and operations professionals, we’ve put together 4 tips for hiring a recruiter.

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It’s All About the People: Hiring Tips for Managers

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Hiring is tough, and we’ve put together some hiring tips for managers to use during their recruiting process. Ultimately people are at the heart of an organization and nothing is more important than getting the right people into the right roles – and we’re here to help!

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Find The Best Candidate During The Recruiting Process

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The recruiting process can be tedious when relying on traditional methods. Finding the best candidates in the recruiting process can be especially challenging, considering your top candidate is most likely a passive candidate, relying on social media and other creative strategies is crucial.

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Do you Dare Diversify Your Workforce?

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There is more to diversity in the workplace than what meets the eye. For example ? think of smartphones – with technology allowing people to view almost anything from anywhere, in a split second. Even tools like Skype or Google circles allow companies to employ talent regionally, nationally and internationally!

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Hiring Smart Rather than Managing Tough is EASY

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As the hiring manager, it should be your absolute #1 priority to hire the right people. Too often, we see companies wasting enormous amounts of time managing C players, rather than investing in making smart hires. How do you avoid hiring the wrong people, and ultimately hire ONLY the right people? Here are 5 things the BEST hiring managers are doing.

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8 Common Cover Letter Mistakes To Avoid

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We live in a world where 90% of hiring managers don’t read cover letters, yet 53% of employersadmit that they prefer candidates who send a cover letter. Meaning, your cover letter is positively acknowledged, but it probably won’t get read.?So if nobody’s reading it, why bother? Because anything that sets you apart from the candidates you’re up against is an absolute must.

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