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Guide to Buying an Applicant Tracking System (ATS)

Building a business case, getting buy-in, researching vendors, and choosing and implementing a new applicant tracking system (ATS) is hard work. But the rewards of buying a modern solution that optimizes costs...

30 Leadership Interview Questions For Hiring Better Managers

Managers have an outsized impact on a company’s success, from productivity to adaptability to talent retention. Yet an astonishing 66% have had no formal training — a recent phenomenon known as “accidental...

Hiring Manager’s Guide to Interviewing for Culture Fit [+ 15 Interview Questions]

Building an effective team requires assembling the right blend of personalities and capabilities that complement each other while also strengthening the collective whole. As a hiring manager, you need...

How to Craft Behavioral Interview Questions [and Get Revealing Answers]

One of the toughest things about interviewing is making the most of your limited time with a candidate—especially if you’re assessing skills that you have little or no experience with yourself. Incorporating...

Meet Winston: Your New AI Hiring Sidekick

Hello world! I’m Winston, and I’m here to change the way you think about hiring. Imagine your favorite sidekick, but instead of helping you battle stormtroopers or explore galaxies far, far away, I’m here to...

How to Hire Senior Caregivers [+ 20 Interview Questions]

At a time when almost four in five senior caregivers leave their job after the first 100 days — and the average caregiver costs $2,600 to replace — asking the right interview questions is an essential...

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How to Recruit Furloughed Employees

With an unemployment rate in excess of 13%, the overwhelming majority of industries find themselves unable to maintain their pre-COVID employment numbers. Yet, while many companies have experienced a considerable contraction in their workforce over...

How to Conduct a Virtual Interview

Hiring quality candidates requires a highly effective interview process. External circumstances can force companies to move their interviews online, creating new obstacles to best practices. In this article we cover how to best conduct an interview...