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4 Communication Mistakes Companies Make When Interviewing

Just because a candidate isn't right for one position doesn't mean the company should erase him or her from its future talent pool.

By Andre Lavoie

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To Avoid Hiring a Toxic Employee, Look for These 6 Qualities (Infographic)

By Carly Okyle

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How to Screen Freelance Writers

By Kaleigh Moore

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Customized Hiring Simulations: 4 Benefits You Need to Know

By Jeff Furst

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8 Ways to Spot Emotionally Healthy Candidates

Emotionally healthy people relate well to others and can affect significant change for your organization.

By William Vanderbloemen

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3 Tips to Hiring Your Company’s Gold-Standard Staff

Well-defined roles, finding the perfect culture fit and assembling your dream team in theory first are all key.

By Clint Evans and Joshua Lee

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How to Build an Executive-Level Dream Team

Once a company knows the type of people it's looking to hire, it needs a plan of action.

By Brock Stechman

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How to Poach Talent Politely

As much you need to hire people with specific skills, you don't need their former employer carrying a lifelong grudge about losing them to you.

By John Boitnott

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4 Tips to Hiring The Right Candidate

Hiring the wrong candidate gets costly. Here are the key principles to finding the right person for your company.

By Nicole Smartt

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6 Reasons Why You Must Resist the Temptation to Hire a Brilliant Jerk

Nobody is ever so good at what they do that you can overlook them undermining the team.

By Marty Fukuda

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Talent Alignment: 3 Things You Need to Know to Be Successful

Putting the right people in the right roles -- or vice versa -- has a huge impact on a company's bottom line.

By Andre Lavoie

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As Your Startup Grows, Here Is Who to Hire When (Infographic)

Should you hire an head of marketing, operations director or HR manager first?

By Catherine Clifford

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Smart Tips for Prescreening Job Applicants

Here's the proper way to use resumes and applications to weed out people who aren't the right fit.

By Teresa Ciulla

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15 Resources for Hiring an All-Star Team

When building your business, every link added to the chain should be equally as strong as the one before.

By Paul Jun

Human Resources

What Font Should You Use on Your Resume?

Here's a hint: Times New Roman is not your friend.

By Nina Zipkin

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How to Ace the 50 Most Common Interview Questions

To prepare for the most common interview questions, you must use these strategies and weave the knowledge they impart into your responses.

By Travis Bradberry

Online Presence

How to Use Social Media to Ethically ‘Stalk’ Competitors and Job Candidates

People naturally want to put their best foot forward but, sometimes, you really need to know what that other foot is all about.

By John Rampton

Building a Business

The Real Reason Not to Hire a Friend

Stranger are often easier to manage and -- if needed -- fire.

By Elizabeth Garone

Human Resources

5 Ways Entrepreneurs Screw up the Hiring Process

"Tap the brakes" if you're hiring before you know what you're hiring for.

By Beth Miller

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How to Overhaul Your Company’s Corporate Hiring Process

Along with a sellable product or service, organized systems and effective leadership, having the right employees is crucial to the overall success of a company. .

By Allan Young

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15 Tips for Improving Your Skills Interviewing Job Candidates

You want the interview to feel like a friendly conversation, even though it is as nerve wracking for you and for the candidate.

By John Rampton

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5 Ways Employers Bungle the Hiring Process Without Realizing It

Many companies make themselves unattractive to job seekers, then complain they can't find the talent they need.

By Heather R. Huhman

Thought Leaders

Before You Bring on Your Next Employee, Check These 3 Things Off Your List

Bringing on a new employee shouldn't be taken lightly. Here are three things to consider before welcoming the individual to the team.

By Matt Ehrlichman

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4 Ways to Get the Best Talent to Choose Your Startup Over a Big Company

In the rapidly growing and competitive tech market, here is how a small business can recruit and retain talent while competing with larger firms.

By Nate Good

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What Companies Can Learn From ‘Game of Thrones’ When Hiring Their Next Chief Information Officer

As season five has just ended, there are many helpful lessons to learn from 'Game of Thrones' when identifying the ideal type of CIO that fits your organization's needs.

By Deepak Singh

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7 Questions to Ask When You’re Tempted to Hire a Career Switcher

When the resume doesn't match the job you have the chance to hire someone who has found their passion, unless they just don't understand what they are getting into.

By Don Charlton