Improve Productivity with the Power of Recognition
When employers are advised to work on
4 Ways To Optimize Your Online Job Postings
When you announce your open positions online and ask candidates to submit resumes, you have two options: You can simply describe the job and then provide clear instructions on how to apply. Or you can think of this post an opportunity to support and extend your branding and outreach efforts. In many cases, this post will serve as the first contact between your brand and your reader, and first impressions can have a lasting impact. In other cases, your reader [...]
Micromanagement: An Effective Strategy for your Business?
Micromanagement is often considered a bad word, and when most people envision
How to Incentivize Your Employees without Breaking the Bank
In order to keep your talented employees on board and prevent them from being lured away by your competitors, of course you need to keep them happy; they need fair, competitive salaries, safe working conditions, and respectful treatment. But if you
5 Resume Red Flags
Most candidates who submit a resume for a position are legitimate, hardworking people who possess at least some (if not all) of the skill sets required by your open position. Their intentions are aboveboard, and they
How to Find Top Candidates on Linkedin
If you haven
Poor Interview Etiquette
This week, the team at Accent decided to reach out to some of the hiring managers on our professional contacts list in order to ask them a simple question:
2014: A Candidate Driven-Market
The great recession is officially over, and while reports of economic recovery are generally great news for business owners, there
Video Interviews are On the Rise
In an earlier era, most candidate selection formats involved a two-to-three round interview process. During the first round, candidates with appealing resumes or strong referrals would be subjected to an initial screening, usually by phone. This screening stage has traditionally been pragmatic, direct and short, lasting about ten minutes and involving closed-ended questions like:
Optimize Your Online Job Description
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