ExactHire Recruiting

JANUARY 27, 2014

The answer is a simple YES! Reference checks are worth your time; just follow these tips to make sure you are using this opportunity to your best advantage and to find the applicant that will be the best fit for your company. Talk to an immediate supervisor This seems like an obvious one, but it needs to be on the list! If a candidate is not able to give you a reference of a supervisor this could be cause for concern; it could be a sign that the candidate left previous jobs in unfavorable condit

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JANUARY 28, 2014

I wish the company would tell me why I’m not the right fit for the job! Despite my efforts to find out the details of my apparent mismatch, all I’m hearing on my end are crickets…Bueller? As frustrating as being rejected from your dream employer can be, it can be even more maddening to not know the reasons for the company’s decision not to move you forward in the job interview process, or ultimately to hire you.

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ExactHire Recruiting

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

How many times have you caught yourself saying, “If only I had more time…” If you had an extra hour, two hours, a full day or whatever the amount of time, how would you spend it? In the world of Human Resources, it is not difficult to feel as if one’s wheels are spinning during the workday. HR representatives have a full plate of roles and responsibilities.

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ExactHire Recruiting

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Veterans. Men and women who proudly serve our country and sacrifice for the freedoms in which we hold dearly. Once these brave individuals complete their overseas or domestic service, often they return to the United States to seek employment in the full-time or part-time capacity. With plans to reduce the number of soldiers deployed overseas by approximately 50% , many returning soldiers will be seeking employment, and this population of highly qualified jobseekers is not to be ignored.

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ExactHire Recruiting

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

If you find yourself in job transition and feel like you’re stuck because you just can’t land that interview…or maybe you are the other candidate who doesn’t get the job offer, then do a quick gut check and make sure you aren’t doing any of the things described in this blog. Or, if you are on the other side of the recruiting process and reviewing applicants, you probably have other “no-no’s” to add to this list – please send us your comments!

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ExactHire Recruiting

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Efficiency is my middle name…or I strive for it to be anyway. I prefer to follow processes, and as my co-workers know, when they don’t exist, I’ll create my own even if they are only applicable to me. As you might guess, I’m an 8 (on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the most likely to follow policies and work within the rules) on the Manageability scale of the ProfileXT (PXT) assessment.

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ExactHire Recruiting

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Starting work with a new employer is a big deal to a new employee. That goes without saying. Not so widely recognized is how big of a deal it is to the Human Resources and Admin teams within the new employer. These are the folks typically tasked with procuring all of the documentation and resources for new hires. While most new hires are focused on making a great first impression with their bosses and peers, they don’t always seem to be as focused on doing the same with HR.

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ExactHire Recruiting

MARCH 5, 2014

It is not uncommon to hear the words “skills gap” repeatedly mentioned by hiring managers when discussing why positions are vacant and how to win the search for the Holy Grail (AKA–the perfectly fitting candidates to fill those vacant positions). There is great debate on what exactly comprises a “skills gap” and why positions stay vacant.

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ExactHire Recruiting

MARCH 11, 2014

There are lots of resources on the web about how to put together a good resume, find job openings, get through online application software and get in the door as an applicant. No doubt these are important things for any potential job seeker. However, there is another element of the process that doesn’t seem to get as much attention — how to close for the job.

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ExactHire Recruiting

MARCH 17, 2014

We all know that staying motivated at work will more often than not lead to career success…but sometimes this can be a struggle to do, regardless. Now that most people have given up their New Year’s resolutions, here is a good tip to stay motivated at work (as well as in your personal life) throughout the remainder of the year! This seems simple, but sometimes things are easier said than done.

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ExactHire Recruiting

MARCH 17, 2014

In case you don’t already know, we work mostly with small- to mid-sized businesses (SMB’s). For most of the organizations who fall into this category, hiring is often something that’s done without much thought given to ways it might be improved. With limited resources, improvement initiatives are often focused more on things like product development, sales, technology, etc.

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ExactHire Recruiting

MARCH 18, 2014

While this blog isn’t really about basketball during the blissful (at least I think so) weeks of the NCAA’s March Madness extravaganza, it does refer to another cyclical phenomenon that can bring chaos, perhaps excitement, and irregularity to your daily routine. Seasonal hiring. It can be hectic and stressful for many companies. The two busiest times for this type of hiring for many companies are before the summer and before the winter holidays.

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ExactHire Recruiting

MARCH 25, 2014

If you are a small or mid-sized organization (SMB), there are dozens of potential applicant tracking system (ATS) options suitable for your company size available on the market. While price is always important, comparison shopping can be difficult — no two systems are alike. To help with your decision making process, below are 5 key features that most any SMB will want from an ATS — even if you don’t know it yet!

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ExactHire Recruiting

MARCH 27, 2014

Every year around graduation time people come up with lists of advice. I enjoy seeing what advice other people have been given and what advice they’re passing along. We learn by sharing ideas and thoughts; gleaning little nuggets here and there. Why wait until graduation to pass along golden nuggets? Here’s my list of the best advice I’ve been given from my mentors.

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ExactHire Recruiting

APRIL 1, 2014

Each day, you’re in a fast-paced race against your competitors to try to fill vacant positions with qualified candidates who fit well within your organization. Specialty positions with sought after key skill sets can be especially hard to fill. Job seekers often use job aggregator sites (often called spider boards that pull job listings from many sites) such as Indeed and SimplyHired to search for jobs.

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ExactHire Recruiting

APRIL 3, 2014

Hopefully you’ve been in an organization…maybe right now…where you felt as though you were on the precipice of something exciting. Maybe you can tell by an intangible buzz or rhythm to how things get done on a daily basis…all the pieces have finally fallen into place and work is productive, a fine-tuned machine. If you’ve ever read Jim Collins’ Good to Great then you might consider this the “Flywheel Effect” in which, through diligent effort and discipline, an organ

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ExactHire Recruiting

APRIL 11, 2014

In the age of Big Data, we have access to crunch numbers and draw insightful conclusions in many situations. The recruiting and human resources realm is no exception thanks to ATS, HRIS, LMS…and many other alphabet soup acronyms. But sometimes having that much information at our fingertips can be disabling and intimidating if we aren’t sure which metrics are worth our attention for our specific company.

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ExactHire Recruiting

APRIL 23, 2014

I have four children, with the oldest getting ready to head off to college this fall. Like all 18 year olds, he’s trying to decide what interests him and can engage him as he enters the workplace. Having talked with him over the last several months about this, it’s opened my eyes to how much education is likely to change over the next few years. For people my age, going to college after high school was the only viable option to making a good living.

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ExactHire Recruiting

APRIL 24, 2014

Would you say that you are proud of the efficiency with which your company approaches the hiring process? Do you get excited about the opportunity to welcome new teammates onboard; or…you can admit it…does it make you cringe just a little bit thinking about how long it will take to get everything ready, round up all the interviewers to be involved and pore through all the applications?

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ExactHire Recruiting

MAY 1, 2014

The month of August seems to bring new life, and especially after our seemingly endless Permafrost due to the Polar Vortex, new life is beyond welcome. The month of May also brings a new round of college graduates ready to bring new life to the workforce after years of educational development and preparation. If you’ve graduated recently, this blog is for you!

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ExactHire Recruiting

MAY 8, 2014

Quick preview of what’s coming below — the picture shown here is not how you want your applicants to react when applying for a position with your company! The labor market is no longer flooded with people looking for any type of job they can find. For employers and HR folks charged with recruiting, the landscape is changing. Posting open jobs and forcing applicants to jump through hoops to simply be considered for those jobs no longer works the way it did in 2007, 2008 and 2009.

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ExactHire Recruiting

MAY 9, 2014

If you have a culture of universal inclusion, then many individuals and employees may not be as likely to see the need to self-identify their disabilities. With a company that willingly and proactively embraces teammates with disabilities, an environment may already be conducive to the needs of someone without the necessity of a reasonable accommodation.

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ExactHire Recruiting

MAY 12, 2014

We hear this “how do I get more applicants?” question, or something similar, often. The problem with answering this question is the variety of answers we could produce. This question is in reference to a symptom and not a problem. We first must identify what the problem is – WHY are you not getting applicants? This question can still produce a wide array of answers.

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ExactHire Recruiting

MAY 20, 2014

If you’re considering a career change, social media can be a wonderful tool to help you find opportunities and introductions not easily available in your day-to-day life. At the same time, these tools can cut the other way, if not used properly. For example, if you think the picture above is a great way to show potential employers your “fun” or “interesting” side, think again.

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ExactHire Recruiting

MAY 20, 2014

I admit that it is a guilty pleasure of mine to read celebrity gossip articles and websites. It’s humorous, mindless trash but I read it anyway, similar to a train wreck…you just can’t help but watch and see what happens next. In the past week alone, we learned that Beyonce’s sister has rage issues and Angelina Jolie had a makeup faux pas on the red carpet.

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ExactHire Recruiting

MAY 21, 2014

Have you ever conducted an exit interview that was laughable? Or, maybe you had to endure one as a departing employee that you felt was a complete waste of time…or that you fibbed your way through in an attempt not to burn any career bridges on your way out the door. Personally, I believe in the value of exit interviews when they are designed carefully, and more importantly, when they are just one part of a broader effort by a company to regularly gather feedback from employees throughout

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ExactHire Recruiting

JUNE 9, 2014

If you’re trying to determine how you can use technology to make the employee onboarding process paperless , then there are some things you should know about e-signatures. In today’s Whiteboard Chat, Jeff Hallam discusses the elements that are included in a legitimate electronic signature. Video Transcript: Hi! Today we’re going to talk about electronic signatures.

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ExactHire Recruiting

JUNE 10, 2014

We recently hired another staff member, and as we wound down the process, one of the key factors in choosing the person we did was based on the type of work they had done previously and the positive feedback from others who had worked with that person in those prior positions. This made me stop and think about an old, but mostly true, saying: “Past performance is the best predictor of future performance.” As you likely know from prior blogs, I’m a big believer in employee assessments

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JUNE 20, 2014

Applicant tracking systems (ATS) can be appropriate for many different industries and many different business sizes…the right system for your organization will depend on the unique needs or your business as features will vary depending on the software application. In this blog, I would like to focus on how applicant tracking software can be beneficial to a not-for-profit organization.

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ExactHire Recruiting

JULY 1, 2014

If your organization has never used an applicant tracking system before, you might be curious about the telltale signs that it might be time to buy applicant tracking software. In today’s Whiteboard Chat, Jeff Hallam shares his insight on the most obvious indicators that it may be appropriate for a small- to medium-sized business to implement a recruiting software solution for the first time.

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ExactHire Recruiting

JULY 7, 2014

Most Americans wake up, take a shower, get dressed, eat breakfast, pack lunches, drop off the kids, drive to work, work, eat lunch, work some more, drive home and pick up the kids every day. The rat-race, Groundhog Day, déjà vu…. whatever you call it — it can be a drag. And if the employee is dragging, his/her work most likely is too. In this modern day and age, telecommuting is becoming a major benefit to employees and employers.

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ExactHire Recruiting

JULY 11, 2014

Kathleen Anderson joined ExactHire in May 2017 and currently serves as Client Success Manager. She is assisting our clients with our software applications as well as implementations. Kathleen holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications from Purdue University. Prior to working for ExactHire, she spent over 5 years working for Firestone Building Products as a Project Coordinator with the SAP Implementation Project Team and as a National Account Coordinator.

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ExactHire Recruiting

JULY 25, 2014

I have a friend who does hiring in the service industry. Let’s call her Jane. There have been many times where Jane and I have gone to a restaurant to have a meal or have decided to run our errands together while catching up. Nothing out of the ordinary. However, Jane always has her business cards on the ready. They’re fun and funky; they contain Jane’s contact information and her company’s career website.

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ExactHire Recruiting

AUGUST 1, 2014

Everyone wants to save a buck nowadays, and companies are no different. I am in finance so I understand. I am always looking for ways to help save the company money or find more efficient ways to function in order to be “leaner” overall. That being said, here is one place that you do not want to “skimp” too much – what you pay your staff. Do not underpay employees!

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ExactHire Recruiting

AUGUST 5, 2014

Recently, I wrote about making your first hire , but I probably should have prefaced it with this blog which asks the question…how should your small company approach creating a human resources department? Eventually any growing business will have an HR department so here are some items to think about when starting up a company or expanding your HR needs: Compensation structure Know ahead of time what your payroll budget is and how raises or bonuses will be handled.

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ExactHire Recruiting

AUGUST 7, 2014

Let’s face it, your job posting is one of countless others. And the perfect applicant is the needle in a haystack. When you consider these two facts, it’s a wonder that applicants and companies ever find each other! So how do you get through all that hay and find the needle? Know Your Audience Attract quality job candidates by targeting ideal applicants One key element to keep in mind when posting a job is your target audience.

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AUGUST 12, 2014

The hiring process can be difficult for both the applicant and employer. Just as an anxious child awaits the end of a long road trip, both parties are asking, “Are we there yet?” Invest Time in Saving Time Streamline Your Hiring Process Wasting time is expensive. And if your company spends too much time and effort hiring, you’re wasting money–especially if you end up hiring the wrong person.

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