Is Your Recruiting Process a Joke?
Let’s start by asking a hard question, do you even have a recruiting process? Or are you rather, are you just trusting that in this digital world, that it should be easy to find and engage qualified people?
The Full Cost of a Bad Hire, It’s More Than You Might Think
Understanding the true cost of a bad hire can be a very complicated prospect. In most cases even veteran HR professionals and hiring managers drastically underestimate the financial cost, they estimate it is in the thousands. Some studies show that the price of a new hire can be as much as 30% of their first year’s salary. Other estimates can get as high as $240,000 in the first 18 months with a “bad” new hire. This really shows just how detrimental a bad hire can be in any company, and it takes most hiring professional by complete surprise, blowing their assumed “thousands” out of the water.
The Ugly Truth of the Cost of a Bad Sales Hire
When you ask a CEO or sales manager about the cost of a bad sales hire the first thing they are likely to bring up is the actual cost of hiring. I.E. on-boarding, training and benefits, and while this may be very expensive most companies seem to leave it at that.
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.