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July 2017

5 Reasons Phone Screening Must be Part of your Hiring Process

It can save you up to 45 minutes per candidate In our experience, the average phone interview takes around 15 minutes, versus the average in-person interview which is often at least an hour. Essentially, you can conduct three phone interviews in the time it takes to conduct one in-person interview. Statistic Brain published the results of an online survey by AOL jobs that revealed that 21% of resumes state fraudulent degrees, 29% show altered employment dates, 40% have inflated salary claims,...

07/26/2017

By AdminEmployerscandidate reliability, falsified resumes, hiring process, phone interview, phone screening, sample phone interview questions, SHRM0 Comments

5 Tips for Asking for a Raise (Hint: The Time is NOW!)

Conversations about money are awkward with your closest friends and relatives. Having those discussions with your supervisor is even more stress-inducing. Some companies are proactive when it comes to providing reviews once or twice per year, and pay increases in conjunction with the results of those reviews. Even if your employer does conduct periodic reviews or salary audits, you will still need to become comfortable asking for additional compensation. You’ll also have to be able to demonstrate that you’re deserving of it....

07/19/2017

By AdminJob SeekersBradley Staffing Group, Compensation, Raise, Salary0 Comments

5 Tips for Negotiating Your Job Offer

In our experience, most job offers are virtually predetermined because both the employer and the candidate have communicated their needs beforehand. Not every job offer is cut and dry. Sometimes a little back and forth is necessary so that both parties feel satisfied by the outcome. When you initially applied to the position, you were most likely asked to provide your current salary. Some applications will even ask candidates to provide a salary expectation as a means of screening candidates...

07/13/2017

By AdminJob SeekersBradley Staffing Group, Bureau of Labor and Statistics, Candidate Experience, Compensation, Hiring, Hiring Manager, Job Offer, Job Search, Negotiate, Salary, Salary expectation, Society for Human Resource Management0 Comments

Five Ways to Keep Top Applicants from Walking Out the Door

You’ve probably encountered quite a few articles lately about employee satisfaction and employee engagement. Both are major concerns of employers in today’s market. Many organizations are not placing sufficient value on the need to enhance the candidate experience during the application and hiring stages. There is a grave imbalance that is occurring between the talent shortage in the current market, and the hiring processes of many organizations. Both the American Staffing Association and the Society for Human Resource Management have...

07/13/2017

By AdminEmployersattraction based job post, Bradley Staffing Group, Candidate Experience, Hiring, Hiring Manager, hiring process, Society for Human Resource Management, Talent Pipeline, talent rediscovery, Top Talent0 Comments

Monthly Archives - July 2017

July 2017

5 Reasons Phone Screening Must be Part of your Hiring Process

5 Tips for Asking for a Raise (Hint: The Time is NOW!)

5 Tips for Negotiating Your Job Offer

Five Ways to Keep Top Applicants from Walking Out the Door