Hiring Strategies

Corporate Wellness Program Ideas

Corporate wellness programs reduce absenteeism, short and long term disability, and prescription drug use, and increase productivity.

How to Interview Candidates, Part 1: Preparation

Having a preplanned structure ensures you're asking the right questions.

How to Interview Candidates, Part 2: The Interview and Beyond

At the interview, you need to be dynamic to get the most out of the process.

Assessing International Credentials

Most employers lack the resources and expertise to assess the foreign qualifications of immigrants.

Reference-Checking Overkill

In your efforts to be thorough, are you losing the best candidates to other employers? Get help here.

Define Your Employer Brand

How is your company perceived as a place to work? Follow these steps to make sure candidates see you as a strong employer.

Peer Interviewing

How do you hire, retain, and develop the best employees? One technique in particular is becoming more and more popular with hiring managers.

Recruiting Methodology

Here are some basic, yet essential, steps to guide you in developing a basic recruiting methodology.

How to Test-Drive Hires: A Case Study

This case study illustrates the importance of thinking about your company's long-term needs, not just the job you're trying to fill more immediately.

Common Reference Checking Pitfalls

How to Interview Candidates

Smart Employers Are Age-Neutral

Funny Interview Answers

Staffing Strategies Require Partnership

Hiring the Overqualified

Beyond the Behavioural Interview

When in Doubt, Ask More Questions

Ten Simple Rules for Hiring Great People

Just-In-Time means taking a long view in recruiting

Leveraging the Virtual Worker in Recruiting

Cost Per Hire: The Last Great Black Hole of HR

Recruiter Don'ts

Recruiting the Passive Applicant on Your Website

Hiring Right!

The Top 10 Creative Staffing Methods

What defines a successful recruiter?

Time to Act on Solutions For Immigrant Jobs

Creating a better hiring standard

Understanding International Credentials

The Benefits of Behavioural Interviewing

Reference Checking Tips

Recruiting Through Professional Associations

Effective Job Postings

Flexible Style at Work

Assessing Soft Skills

Here are some questions that have worked well for many HR practitioners to determine whether a candidate has more than just the core competencies for the role.