Europe is facing severe labor shortages, especially in certain critical sectors. What are the factors that are causing the labor shortage, and how can companies compete for the top talent? Let’s take a look. Factors Causing Europe’s Labor Shortage Post-COVID Europe has seen most unemployment figures return to 2018 levels, […]
What do Your Job Listings Reveal About Your Company? Part Two: Company Culture
Job seekers are skilled at “reading between the lines” and learning about your company culture from the language in your job listings. In our previous post in this series, we looked at hidden discriminatory language in job listings. Today, we look at what job listings reveal about your company culture. […]
Company Culture Must Be More Than Skin Deep
Authenticity in a company mission and vision is critical. Employees, partners, vendors, and candidates can sense when your culture is just a slogan, or if it’s really the lived values of the company. How Do We Know When a Company Lives Their Values? A 2002 study showed that nearly every […]
Recruiting for Success: Cultural Fit
Company culture is incredibly important, and also a delicate balance. How do you know when your candidate is a good fit not just for the role, but also for your culture? Let’s take a closer look. Importance of Cultural Fit Culture goes beyond your mission, vision, and values, although those […]
The Hidden Costs of a Bad Hire
Hiring the wrong person has more impact than you might think, and can have huge impacts on morale, productivity, and profits. Let’s look at some of the hidden effects of making the wrong hire. What is a Bad Hire? While many employees may develop performance challenges or interpersonal conflicts over […]
Technologies Shaping the Future of Recruitment
As coronavirus has altered the nature of how we interact, it has naturally altered how we work and how we recruit. These trends have been developing for years, but in many ways, 2020 has been a tipping point, and some things will never be the same. Here is a look […]
5 Reasons Companies Love Working with Recruitment Agencies
More and more companies of all sizes are working with recruitment and staffing agencies to fill their vacancies, and getting great results. Here’s why. It used to be that a company’s HR staff were primarily responsible for sourcing, interviewing, and hiring the best talent. Today, most companies have HR teams […]
How to Recruit Top Process Engineers
Process engineers are in high demand around the globe. How can companies recruit these talented, in-demand professionals? Process engineering used to be an engineering discipline that involved the design and control of chemical, physical, and/or biological processes. Today, process engineers are also project and team managers, and their skills are […]
