Jennifer Soper

Resume screening is a critical step in the recruiting process that involves reviewing resumes to narrow in on only the most qualified candidates. There are two ways to screen resumes—manually reviewing them or using a resume screening tool such as an applicant tracking system (ATS). Manual screening requires a careful review of details to filter…

The cost of hiring an employee includes more than just a new employee’s salary. While labor is typically a company’s largest expense, the actual financial impact of hiring includes job advertisements, your recruitment staff’s salary and collaterals, the charges for HR and recruitment software, and even workplace integration and engagement costs. When hiring a new…

Blind hiring involves removing any unnecessary identifying information about a candidate from all stages of the hiring process. This can include information that identifies an applicant’s race, ethnicity, gender, or any identifying class, protected or otherwise. When reviewing resumes, interviewing candidates, and making hiring decisions, blinding the information (e.g., making it anonymous) removes conscious and…

Hiring a temporary employee through a temp agency can be a great option for businesses in need of seasonal or short-term workers or companies that need to make a quick hire. A temp agency (or temporary employment agency) seeks to connect businesses with job seekers who wish to work non-permanent positions. It acts as the…

Buddy punching is when an employee clocks in or out of an employer’s time-tracking system for a coworker. Essentially, it’s payroll fraud and costs employers millions of dollars each year. The employees are attempting to game the system by making it seem like one of them is working when they’re not, leading to the employer…

Monster and ZipRecruiter are popular recruitment platforms that offer various tools to make finding qualified employees easier. Although either can be a good choice for your business, each has its own strengths. : Best for small businesses with niche job openings or growing businesses planning to scale and hire quickly : Best for international applicant…

To find candidates on Indeed, employers will use Indeed Resume. It is an Indeed for Employers feature that allows a free search of over 25 million resumes. Using simple and advanced tools, you can search for job candidates who may be a great fit for your open positions. However, to contact potential new hires directly…

A stay interview—or retention interview—is a one-on-one discussion between an employer and an employee to determine what makes the employee stay in their job or with the company. Unlike exit interviews, which focus on departing employees, stay interviews seek information from current employees (generally high-performers but sometimes disengaged workers) on overall job satisfaction and engagement….

A credit check for employment is a type of pre-employment background screening that specifically looks at a candidate’s financial and credit history. Most companies don’t run credit checks on every new hire, typically reserving that for candidates applying for a position that deals with money. If and when you do run a pre-employment credit check,…

Skills based hiring is the process of finding new talent by focusing on a candidate’s skills rather than educational achievements or previous work experience. For example, if you conduct a pre-employment assessment to gauge an applicant’s proficiency in the skills necessary for your open role, you’re already using a skills based hiring approach. Shifting your…

Knowing how to interview someone for a job—whether in person, by phone, or via video—will help you discern whether an applicant is a good fit for your open positions. It is a fairly straightforward process that involves gathering the needed documentation, scheduling the interview, sharing information with the candidate, conducting the interview, and then evaluating…

A job fair is a great opportunity to connect with multiple job seekers at once in a single location and can be a strategic addition to your hiring practices. Although each job fair is different, they all enable you to give information on job openings and hiring initiatives to potential candidates, casual job seekers, and…