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January 31, 2013 by Dianne Shaddock 1 Comment

Making Better Hiring Decisions Using the Behavioral Interviewing Method

Making Better Hiring Decisions Using the Behavioral Interviewing Method

Here’s an article from the archives that employers in the process of interviewing and hiring will find helpful. Behavioral interviewing if you’re not familiar with it is one of the best ways to ensure that you really understand whether the person that you’re interviewing has the experience that you need for your opening.

Filed Under: Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Behaviorial Interview, Best Interview Questions, Employment Interview, Finding the best candidates, Help with Hiring, Hiring Tips, HR 101, Interviewing Tips, Management Best Practices, Worst Interview Questions

March 2, 2012 by Dianne Shaddock 2 Comments

The Top 5 Interview Questions For Employers To Ask

The Top 5 Interview Questions For Employers To Ask

Making a decision on whom to hire during the job interview process isn’t an easy task. Finding and hiring the best candidates starts with asking the right interview questions. The five questions highlighted below will help employers to better assess whether a job applicant is a strong potential hire:

Filed Under: Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring Tagged With: Best Interview Questions, Employment Interview, Finding the best candidates, Help with Hiring, Hiring Tips, Human Resources Help, Interviewing Tips, Job Interview, Worst Interview Questions

January 6, 2012 by Dianne Shaddock 1 Comment

HR 101: Interview Lingo: Words You Need to Know – Revisited

HR 101:  Interview Lingo: Words You Need to Know – Revisited

Ever wonder what the difference is between “terminating” an employee and “firing” an employee, or if there is any difference at all?  Easy Small Business HR’s  “HR Dictionary”  takes the mystery out some of the human resources jargon by  highlighting some of the basic definitions of words most often used by those in the position […]

Filed Under: Firing/Disciplinary Actions, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Behaviorial Interview, Best Interview Questions, Closed Ended Interview Questions, Finding the best candidates, HR 101, HR Dictionary, HR Tips, Interview Tips, Management Best Practices, Open Ended Interview Questions

July 12, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Why Your Company Needs Job Descriptions, Revisited

Why Your Company Needs Job Descriptions, Revisited

 How To Write One In Thirty Minutes or Less A job description may seem like an unnecessary step.  You know what work you will need for your employee to perform.  Does putting the job down on paper really even matter?   Absolutely!  Five advantages to “putting it in writing”: 1. Job descriptions help you to […]

Filed Under: Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring Tagged With: Employers Hiring, Finding the best candidates, Help with Hiring, Help with job descriptions, Hiring Tips, HR 101, job descriptions

September 10, 2010 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

The Face to Face Interview: Assessing What is Said, (And Not Said)

The Face to Face Interview: Assessing What is Said, (And Not Said)

When you get to the stage of actually interviewing job candidates, it will be important to not only build a rapport with the applicant and ask the right questions but it will also be important to listen to how the applicant responds to your questions. If you developed questions based on…

Filed Under: Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring Tagged With: Finding the best candidates, Interviewing Tips

August 27, 2010 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

ESBHR Podcast 14: The Best Reference Questions To Ask For Maximum Results

ESBHR Podcast 14: The Best Reference Questions To Ask For Maximum Results

In this episode, I’ll share with you a list of core reference questions that you should ask about your job candidate and why employment reference check questions are important. Watch the video  Read the Transcript

Filed Under: Podcast, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring Tagged With: Checking References, Finding the best candidates, Help with Hiring, Hiring Tips, HR Tips, Human Resources Help

June 23, 2010 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Just My Opinion: Should Companies Not Hire The Unemployed?

Just My Opinion:  Should Companies Not Hire The Unemployed?

The article, “Out Of Work Job Applicants Told Unemployed Need Not Apply” is all the buzz for those who have seen it in HR circles. It was even shared in an HR group that I’m a member of on Linked In. I read the article. It describes how companies are posting job listings with the caveat…

Filed Under: Managing Employees, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: best management practices, Employer Responsibilities, Finding the best candidates, Help with Hiring, Human Resources Help

May 18, 2010 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Five Timeless Recruitment and Hiring Tips

Five Timeless Recruitment and Hiring Tips

The following is an edited article that I wrote in 2009 during the height of the economic downturn. These five recruitment and hiring tips are timeless as well as useful, regardless of the economic climate as you think about your recruitment and hiring processes:

Filed Under: Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring Tagged With: Finding the best candidates, Help with Hiring, Hiring Tips, Management Best Practices

March 13, 2010 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

ESBHR Podcast 1: Premiere Podcast: How I Can Help You With Hiring and Managing Employees

ESBHR Podcast 1: Premiere Podcast: How I Can Help You With Hiring and Managing Employees

In the premiere episode of Easy Small Business HR’s “Employee Hiring and Managing Podcast, I highlight what you can expect in future episodes. Future podcasts will feature tips on how to effectively find, hire and manage employees.  You’ll also get sound and straightforward advice on how to deal with difficult employees.  Get the help that […]

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: best management practices, difficult employees, Employer Responsibilities, Employment Interview, Finding the best candidates, Firing Employees, Help With Difficult Employees, help with supervising, Hiring Tips, Human Resources Help, Podcast

February 1, 2010 by Dianne Shaddock 1 Comment

8 Tips for Hiring and Retaining Diverse Employees

8 Tips for Hiring and Retaining Diverse Employees

Many managers and business owners understand the value of hiring a diverse group of employees, but aren’t quite sure of the steps that need to be taken towards reaching their goal of an inclusive and diverse workforce. Finding and retaining employees that represent a wide range of diversity…

Filed Under: Diversity, Managing Employees, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: cultural differences in workplace, Diversity, Employers Hiring, Finding the best candidates, Hiring Tips, HR Tips, Human Resources Help, Management Best Practices, Multicultural workforce, Small business resources

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