A bad hire can be the most expensive mistake a business could make. A bad hire at the senior level, in particular, can wreak havoc on a business’ reputation, among other hard-to-fix problems. “What can be costlier than a faulty product or poor budgeting is the price of repeatedly hiring…...
What’s the secret to building high-performance teams?
The performance of an organisation rests on the performance of its people and how those people are grouped together. But how can managers and leaders get the most out of their staff? And how can they attract the very best talent on offer? Jeff Grout is a professional speaker, consultant…...
Why You Must Have a Recruitment Strategy
“Recruiting” essentially implies enrolling new individuals to join a team. This could apply to sports teams, the military, and surely to your organization. In business, a recruiter is somebody who assists individuals with securing jobs and jobs to discover individuals. In case you’re a recruiter, you could work for one…...
Why Now Is the Time to Think About Building Your A-Team
As businesses begin to open their doors after the COVID-19 shutdown orders, many are thinking about not only where their business is heading but what people they need to get there. At Affinity HR Group, many of our clients have been making hard decisions about retaining staff in a down market.…...
Best Practices for Hiring During COVID-19 (and Beyond)
These are far from normal times, and organizations are finding they have to navigate virtually every aspect of their business operation differently, including—perhaps especially—the hiring process. Despite many businesses being closed or reducing operations, there are still a wide range of companies that are adding to their workforce during the…...
6 Things You Should Never Do During A Job Interview, According To A Recruiter
Interviews are an awkward but necessary part of the job application process that most people hate. I get it. You’re in a high-stakes situation, sitting across the table from a panel of people who have the power to give you your next opportunity, asking you to describe yourself in a…...
When It’s Time To Hire Help
As an entrepreneur or business owner, your company means everything to you. It’s where you pour your time, effort and money. You’ve made significant sacrifices to get your business off the ground and you’re determined to see your vision come to life. You’ve been gifted with the entrepreneurial spirit and…...
6 Tips for Finding the Right Employees for Your Company
HR offices face a dubious task with regards to guaranteeing a constant intake of talented individuals into the company and ensuring they recruit people who are fit for the job and the organization’s way of life. Entrepreneurs and particularly startups don’t always have the resources to outsource the whole hiring process. And,…...
Why It’s Time to End the “Ideal Target Candidate Profile”
When I was a young recruiter, during my intake meetings I learned to ask the Hiring Manager, “What’s your ideal target candidate profile?” I wanted them to describe their perfect candidate — beyond the laundry list of 37 must-have requirements on the job description, tell me about all of your…...
Achieve Diversity through Expanded Recruitment Efforts
2020 has been quite the year! We are living through a global pandemic and one of the biggest social justice movements of our lifetimes. As the Black Lives Matter movement continues to make headlines across the nation pushing for social justice and equity, there is an even greater call for…...
4 of the Latest Trends in Recruitment
The last decade has shown some rapid changes in recruitment as companies have fully embraced technological advances. These advances empower recruiters and shape their strategies in hiring the best candidates. The most prevalent change is the shift from phone screenings and paper resumes to video interviews and skills assessment. Still,…...
How to Calculate the Cost of Bad Hiring Decisions — and Avoid Them in the Future
While inquiring about the status of a hiring manager interview training proposal, a client told me she would get back to me as soon as they got their budget approved for next year. As part of our discussion, I asked how much they included in their budget for bad hires.…...
Remote Work as a Key Job Skill
With the sudden and ongoing shift to remote work for millions of American employees, many are starting to speculate that working from home (WFH) may be part of the “new normal” in a post-COVID world, even after the necessity of the work arrangement has passed. This begs the question:…...
4 Clues That You’re About to Make a Bad-Hiring Decision
The cost of your company’s bad hiring decisions can be staggering. To calculate this cost, I tell my clients to add the first-year turnover rate to the percentage of people who the company wouldn’t rehire. This number is your company’s Bad Hiring Rate (BHR). Next, I ask them to multiply…...
Hiring a New Salesperson in 2020? Avoid These 5 Mistakes
So, you’re looking to hire a new sales rep? That’s great news! Unfortunately, with this incredibly tight labor market, finding qualified talent—particularly in sales—is a significant challenge. Hiring salespeople can be tricky. If you’re planning on hiring a new sales executive in 2020, avoid these five mistakes: 1) Start…...
Why Hiring Is a Lot Like Picking Stocks
Hiring people is a lot like picking stocks. It’s all about the narrative. We begin by asking “what kind of stock is this?” Is it best-in-class, with strong positioning in the market and consistently solid results; a turnaround story, where there have been struggles but better days are on the…...
