It isn’t overly difficult to calculate the costs of sourcing, hiring, and training a new employee. These are all tangible, recordable costs that can be easily tracked. But what happens if you fail to fill that position in a timely manner? The losses to the company may appear in a…...

Tapping Into A Secret Resource: Employee Referrals
In 2015, LinkedIn completed one of the largest studies of recent job changers in the world. One of the statistics that the study revealed was the number one channel through which job changers heard about their new opportunity. Surprisingly, the top spot was not occupied by job boards or even…...

Hire the Athlete, Train the Sport: Hiring for Potential
When you set out to fill an open position, you naturally begin a sort of mental wish list. There are, of course, the absolute must-haves like special skills knowledge, availability, or compensation requirements, but after that comes the (usually lengthy) list of desired qualifications you would prefer a candidate to…...