Digital operation
November 29, 2022
Hiring and onboarding new talent can be tough and exhausting. as it involves so many steps that make it a complex task to select the right person for a job. Inefficient hires can cost your business progress; hence make careful considerations during onboarding. The wrong person in your work environment can slow the progress and create issues within the team, which may hinder the company’s progress and create untold challenges. A wrong hire may also cost financially to the company.
To avoid selection errors in recruitment, companies of all sizes must implement an effective hiring strategy that avoids such common pitfalls. So, before conducting your next employee search, make sure you avoid the following seven typical hiring mistakes.
November 29, 2022
Give or take three years back when the novel coronavirus held us hostage, who would have thought it was about to bring a new world order? It took a respiratory disease to teach us not only about physical hygiene but also about the cleanliness of the mind. Isolated and alone, we learned the importance of sanity as it grew more and more fragile. The result was incredible – a renewed focus on mental health, increased efforts to maintain interpersonal relationships, and an overall rise in empathy. All these factors touched our workplaces and transformed how we function as teams and individuals. Or so we thought they did.
November 29, 2022
Why has it become essential to assess soft skills during the recruitment process?
In the 21st century, where digital transformation and technological convergence are running the matters, it is imperative to focus on people skills than just hard skills. Gone are the days when knowledge of data & numbers with technical skills were the only parameters to measure your performance. In today’s world, if you don’t excel in soft skills, such as communication, time management, analytical thinking, and more, then you can’t expect to achieve the employee of the year tag.
A gap in your resume should never spell doom for your chances of getting a great job. If you are worried about showing that in your resume, we have got some tips and suggestions to fill the dreaded employment gap. We’ll review them here and answer some frequently asked questions about resume gaps and the reasons for a gap in employment.
What are employment gaps on resumes?
Though the term is self-explanatory, technically, an employment gap is considered the period a job candidate was not professionally engaged with a company or organization. The decision can be voluntary or involve external factors for the gap period.
There is no specific tenure that can be regarded as a short or long employment gap, but having a gap of more than nine months can be considered a drawback in the resume.
November 29, 2022
As an organization if you are looking to hire qualified candidates for a job, you already know the efforts it takes to recruit one candidate for a position. There are so many steps associated with recruitment that can cost organizations tens or hundreds or thousands of dollars on just a single hire. Improve your recruitment strategy and candidate quality to mitigate the common talent acquisition challenges that come your way while recruiting.
Efficient recruitment in this age is challenging as things are going leaner in terms of budgets and interview arrangements. In today’s competitive job market, finding and retaining talents is the most critical task. As per the iCIMS 2022 Workforce Report (https://www.icims.com/2022-workforce-report/), more than 90% of business leaders accept that the organization would not meet the set goals without the right talent. They also accepted that hiring and retaining talent would be the biggest challenge in the year 2022. Candidates hold all of the cards in today’s job market. They can find a job easily and, at the same time, can deny an offer if they don’t find their career path growing. To cater to the fluctuating mindset of candidates, employers need to redo their approach to talent acquisition, retention, and employee engagement to keep the workforce competitive.