Move Fast When Hiring

We’ve shared this point on this blog recently, but since that time, hiring is still picking up.  The sense of urgency required continues to increase as the economy continues to recover. Urgency ensures you land the best candidates. Clearly, the opportunities for the best candidates are increasing.  The risk of losing your chosen candidate increases […]

Nail Down Recruiter Screening Questions

How do you know if your recruiter asks the right screening questions?  If you are not in the room, and why would you be – that’s why you have engaged with a recruiter. There are methods to nail down recruiter screening questions. Like anything, if it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well. To be sure, […]

9 Rules For Creating Interview Questions That Work

Barton Professional Placement Group advises companies, hiring managers and human resources professionals on a number of topics. One common topic is interviewing. Almost always, the discussion with clients around interviewing best practices leads to a deeper discussion around planning and preparation. This usually boils down to these 9 rules for creating interview questions that work. At […]

5 Reference Checking Failures When Assessing Candidate Fit

There seems to be 5 common reference checking failures. Reference checking is critical to building an organization with talent that fits the needs of the company in more than just capability to do the job. All recruiters and human resources professionals know that it is critical to assess candidate fit  based on three key hiring […]

Do You Budget Turnover Costs?

To budget turnover sounds counter-intuitive.  During annual budget cycles, turnover is a predictable cost, and can be planned for just like other business expenses. Resources and staff budgets cover cost of employee salaries and benefits – why not also budget for the cost of turnover. A turnover budget is tightly also coupled with key-employee retention strategies.  Some, but not […]

Make Hiring Decisions With A Sense Of Urgency Not Waste

As the economy recovers and hiring picks up, we are seeing candidates decline opportunities. Sometimes they decline because they don’t like the company. Other times they decline because of the commute. The reasons vary, and even sometimes they decline because there are multiple offers at the same time. Hiring is picking up. More often than […]