How to Hire
Topics include: attracting employees, company branding, effective job postings, acquiring job candidates, interviewing, hiring practices, onboarding, employee referral programs, talent sourcing, the engagement cycle, and more.
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Closing the Soft Skills Gap in the Canadian Workforce
If you’re having trouble finding workers with the skills you need to compete, you’re not alone. More than 80 percent of employers report that they are experiencing a skills gap — particularly a soft skills gap — in their workplace. Surprisingly, the hardest to find qualifications aren’t tech-focused hard skills. The top 10 soft skills...
Strategic Tips for Hiring Seasonal Employees
Tips and resources to attract and retain temporary and seasonal workers.
Hiring Freelancers for Your Business: 5 Steps
Are you hiring freelancers? Here are 5 steps you can take to set up a hiring process that will match your company with the right talent.
How to Build a Talent Pipeline in 5 Steps
Could your company benefit from having a constant pool of talented candidates year round? Here's how to build a talent pipeline to meet your needs.
5 Steps for Creating a Returnship Program
Will a returnship program work for your company? Here you'll learn what a returnship is, what it can do for you, and the right steps to take to set one up.
How to Rehire Boomerang Employees
If you're looking to rehire boomerang employees, there are a few key areas to focus on. Here are the best practices you'll need to ensure a smooth return.
All How to Hire guides
Closing the Soft Skills Gap in the Canadian Workforce
If you’re having trouble finding workers with the skills you need to compete, you’re not alone. More than 80 percent of employers report that they are experiencing a skills gap — particularly a soft skills gap — in their workplace. Surprisingly, the hardest to find qualifications aren’t tech-focused hard skills. The top 10 soft skills…
Hiring Freelancers for Your Business: 5 Steps
Are you hiring freelancers? Here are 5 steps you can take to set up a hiring process that will match your company with the right talent.
How to Build a Talent Pipeline in 5 Steps
Could your company benefit from having a constant pool of talented candidates year round? Here's how to build a talent pipeline to meet your needs.
5 Steps for Creating a Returnship Program
Will a returnship program work for your company? Here you'll learn what a returnship is, what it can do for you, and the right steps to take to set one up.
How to Rehire Boomerang Employees
If you're looking to rehire boomerang employees, there are a few key areas to focus on. Here are the best practices you'll need to ensure a smooth return.
Why Job Ghosting Candidates is Bad for Business—and How to Avoid It
Job ghosting applicants may be on the rise, but it’s bad for business, bad for your brand, and easy to avoid. Learn how.
How to Make Mass Hiring More Efficient
Hiring new employees to handle a spike in demand brings specific challenges. Learn how to successfully complete mass hiring and find qualified candidates.
Strategic Tips for Hiring Seasonal Employees
Tips and resources to attract and retain temporary and seasonal workers.
The gig economy in 2021: New strategies for recruiting temporary workers
The pandemic has given new life and a new definition to the meaning of “gig work.” But how do you go about recruiting temporary workers?
How job boards help you find candidates
Job boards are an effective, low cost sourcing channel that make it easier to find the right candidates. Here are 7 ways job boards can help you hire.
Low-risk recruitment strategies and the unemployed
Expanding your business typically means taking on new hires, but adding new people comes with a risk. Here are low-risk recruitment strategies to consider.
Reopening after COVID-19: Companies need a smart game plan
In the wake of the pandemic, businesses need a smart game plan to reopen, and survive and thrive. That goes beyond incorporating general government health rules and guidelines—sure they’re a must-do, but they only set the minimum requirements. Each company’s reopening will likely look different. There’s no one-size-fits-all strategy. “It is the responsibility of each company…
4 keys to unbiased recruiting
Have you done a quick inclusion audit lately? On the recruiting side, your sourcing and hiring should be close as possible to bias-free. That may not require resorting to blind recruitment – removing personally identifiable info from job applications. But it might. Being inclusive also involves accessibility, adhering to human rights standards, and hiring more…
How to hire for fit
Determining how to hire for fit is a huge recruiting challenge — and one that can have big implications to productivity and the overall office culture you’re trying to create. For one thing, it’s easy to confuse hiring for chemistry with hiring for fit. Chemistry is when you click with the candidate in the interview…
Culture-Based Recruiting: How is Your Company Different?
To get the best candidates for your company, you’ve got to sell the individuality of your workplace culture.
And The Job Award Goes To…
Finding the best hire for that hard-to-fill position is no easy task – are you going to go with the front runner or the dark horse? Go with all the buzz, or look behind the scenes for a hidden gem, an unknown?