Posts by Jeff Gipson
3 Ways Recruiter Can Help You Save Money and Time Plus Reduce Company Risk
We’re in a candidate-driven market, so you need all the help you can get to attract top talent that is looking to make a career with you. Not only do you need to make a compelling offer, but you also need to have convinced your favorite candidate that your company is the best fit for…
Read MoreGive Old Job Openings a Facelift by Letting Recruiters Do the Hard Work
Having HR fill open positions can be a frustrating, tedious process that isn’t guaranteed to get you results. Your team is balancing daily tasks with writing job descriptions and sorting through a flood of unqualified applicants, many of whom didn’t even bother to read the description before emailing you a resume. You end up paying…
Read MoreWhy Help Wanted Ads Fail: How to Identify the Skills Your Business Really Needs
Help Wanted But Not Received Help wanted ads are often written by your HR team with some help from marketing, which typically means that you’re not advertising the most important skills your business needs. Job board ads not only sit among hundreds or thousands of others, but they deliver a flood of resumes for candidates…
Read MoreRecruiting A-Players: Is Your HR Team Stretched Too Thin for Success?
The insurance industry is rapidly aging, and more than half of current professionals will retire within the next 15 years. Are you ready to replace half of your own workforce over that time? If you’re relying on internal HR teams, you might be leaving yourself open to creating a significant gap in talent that could…
Read MoreTalent Paradox video
Deloitte’s Sam Friedman Analyzes the Talent Paradox As property/casualty insurance companies take steps to raise their games in 2014, pursuing data-driven initiatives and upgrading their capabilities in technology and analytics, they increasingly compete with other financial services sectors and other industries for qualified talent to carry out these transformational projects. In this interview with Carrier…
Read MoreWhy-Use-a-Recruiter
Why Use a Recruiter or Recruiting Firm? Advantages of using a Recruiter or Headhunter Do’s and Don’ts of HR using a Recruiter or Headhunter Work with recruiting professionals that have the expertise…an effective recruiter will: Spend time understanding the client’s job description, culture and organization to insure they have the right candidate. Focus their attention…
Read MoreThe Secret to Interview Success
Presuming you’re qualified for the job, the consequence of your employment interview will be reliant on your capability to discover needs and empathize with the interviewer. You can do this by asking questions that authenticate your knowledge of what the interviewer has just said, without editorializing or declaring an opinion. By establishing empathy in this…
Read MoreThe Proper Way to Resign
Once a new position has been accepted, you will need to consider is the timing of your resignation. Since two weeks’ notice is deemed as , make sure your resignation effectively coincides with your start date at the new company. Try to avoid an extended start date. Even if your new job begins in 10…
Read MoreResume Design: Tips and Templates That Get Results
Employers desire crisp-looking resumes that get to the point. By using the example on this page as a model, you’ll optimize both the design and the substance of your resume. Layout Add awareness and readability by using bullet points, indents and various font styles (such as bold and italic letters). Refrain from utilizing non-traditional fonts…
Read MoreHow to Leave a Job Gracefully
Picture a co-worker who trashes his cubicle, plays practical jokes on his replacement and slinks off with the copier on his last day of work. Is this a person you’d suggest to a potential employer? Or anticipate your company to rehire? Or want to work with once again? Very likely not. We can only hope…
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