How To Generate Excitement For Your Employee Referral Program
Why do you need an effective Employee Referral Program? Do you like to save time or money? Do you want to have a staff full of engaged, happy employees who stick around? Good ERPs recruit top candidates – passive and not searching Employee referrals don’t cost recruiting or advertising dollars Referrals save HR from hours looking at the […]
Show Me The Money! How To Talk Compensation Like A Pro
No matter if you are distributor or manufacturer, sell windows or make stair treads, prospective candidates all really want to know one thing. What does the position pay? Yes, candidates want the details of the role, how to be successful and to get a feel for your employer branding. But, at the end of the […]
How to Review a Resume in 10 Seconds Flat
Review a resume in 10 seconds? What? Yes, it is possible to review a resume in 10 seconds! And now, don’t you want to know how? If you work in HR or have any hiring responsibilities, you probably are going cross-eyed reading “detail oriented, team player with a passion for excellence” over and over. So, […]
Employer Branding – Impressing Potential Employees
In the building products industry, finding and keeping top talent is still very competitive. In a tough hiring market, employer branding can set your company apart as an employer of choice. Employer branding is a buzzword that has been used for a long time, but some companies still don’t buy into why it matters. Your employer brand goes […]
How Retention Practices Can Help You Rock Your Business
We are fond of the phrase “Recruit. Retain. Rock” here at Building Gurus. Sure it’s fun to say, but more importantly, it’s a simple equation we live and breathe. Recruit the best + focus on retaining them = your business will rock. You should know one of your greatest assets is your employees. Top performers are the living embodiment of […]
Recruiting Is Sales + Marketing
Many companies file recruiting under HR in their organization charts. I am here to make a case that recruiting belongs to Sales teams and Marketing departments instead. Human Resources departments are awesome and keep companies humming along, but their primary responsibilities don’t really fit in with what recruiting actually is. HR departments unfairly get saddled with […]
The Art of Job Design – Connecting Business Needs with Candidate Desires
You have to hire the right person, but how? The question is simple but the answer can be complex. I could tell you A+B=great employee, but hiring isn’t that kind of equation. There are variables and needs to be met on both sides of the table, which is summed up as Job Design. Job Design sounds fancy […]