5 Signs Your Recruiter Sucks

How happy are you with your recruiter? Do you suspect that the money you spend is being wasted? Take a good look at how the recruiting effort is going. If you see any of these five signs, take that as reason enough to make a change.
How To Set Your Sales Reps’ Activity Expectations From Performance Goals

Managing a sales rep or a team of sales reps can be a very different animal than managing almost any other employee. After all a sales rep’s position by its very nature is fluid and ever changing.
6 Benefits of Working With an Engaged Building Products Search Firm

6 Benefits of Working With an Engaged Building Products Search Firm Using an engaged, building products search firm is a great way to fill empty positions within your company. Particularly positions that require a specific set of skills and experiences. Top notch candidates are not easy to come by in the market these days and […]
Why Didn’t I Get an Interview?

When you’re looking for a job, sending out resume after resume and not hearing anything back is one of the most frustrating experiences for people.
How to Ensure Your New Hire Window & Door Sales Manager Rocks

Having an amazing sales force is one of the most important aspects of a successful window & door supply company. The bottom line is, there are an almost incomprehensible number of window and door manufacturing companies in the US alone.
How To Write a Building Products Branch Manager Job Description

Writing a good job description is your first line of defense in finding the right candidate for your company. However, writing a good job description is not always the easiest thing to do.
How To Stop Hiring People Who Disappoint You

Hiring the right person for the job can be a difficult and daunting task to say the very least. Especially in the building products industry, the fact is that our industry is one of the most unconventional industries there is.
4 Signs It’s Time to Engage A Building Products Search Firm

Recruiting is an important part of every industry, this is especially true in terms of the building products industry. Hiring the right people for the right job is imperative to the success of your business and its growth.
Successfully Implement Pre-Hire Projects In Your Hiring Process

There are few things more frustrating than when you make a great hire, they show up and totally cannot do the job. Or, someone who is so electric in your interviews is lackluster in person.
How To Talk About Background Check Issues

Background check problems are not a fun topic – no way around that! But, it is super important if you are a candidate with a hiccup in your background. How you choose to deal with and discuss your issues can make or break your chances of getting hired.
So, let’s just dive into it!