A Checklist When You’re Focused on Hiring the Very Best Talent- Guest Post on TLNT

When your business is rapidly growing, it is important to hire the best talent. It is also important to hire this talent as quickly as possible so your company can continue to grow and thrive. This is one reason why your company should be sure to have a hiring checklist to keep your recruiting efforts on track.

Perhaps new funding has made it possible for your company to finally branch out and hire the employees you need to stay competitive in the marketplace. Or maybe some top flight talent has flown the coop and you are stuck looking for an equally talented replacement. Whatever the reason, one bad hiring decision can really cost your company. Continue reading

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Simplicant Solutions: How Can I Tap Into Talent Communities?

Here at Simplicant, we want to help you find the best candidates for your open positions. We also want the process to be a fun, collaborative and useful exercise for you. We often get a lot of questions from readers about how to combine the Simplicant social networking and recruiting platform with best hiring practices. This column addresses some of these questions about all things hiring!

We’ve recently received some questions about talent communities. Our readers want to know what talent communities are, how to find them, and how best to utilize these communities in the hiring process. Continue reading

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4 Additional Hiring Mistakes Startups Make

A recent New York Times article outlined the top 10 rookie mistakes entrepreneurs are likely to make, such as believing that they have advertising sussed out and saving money on professional advice. That got us thinking: what are some mistakes startups usually make when it comes to recruiting? How can these be avoided?

Check out our list of additional hiring mistakes startups make (and how to fix them): Continue reading

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How An Empowered Workforce Can Help With Recruiting

Empowered WorkforceProfits, funding, structure, marketing, expansion…these are perhaps some of the most sought after elements of business success that most C-level executives crave and typically tend to focus on…and it makes sense. However, the most critical ingredient is perhaps the most overlooked and underestimated need – hiring the right talent for the organization and building a great team to start with. Continue reading

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