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Three Tips to Hire a Programmer

Three Tips to Hire a Programmer

16 January 2012

By Raghuveer Kancherla | Trakstar Hire – Recruitment Software I am a programmer, but I have often found it difficult to identify other good programmers. Based on my experience over the last few months, and some deliberation with my team on hiring for Trakstar Hire , here are three things that worked really well for…

Think Talent Pipelining in 3...2...1

Think Talent Pipelining in 3...2...1

30 April 2013

Building a talent pipeline sounds like this really difficult, intense task and for that reason, many who are first in HR might think of it as an “advanced” activity. Nothing could be further from the truth. The very things that make talent pipelines successful are things that you can put in place from your very…

The Top 7 Incentives and Perks Candidates Crave

The Top 7 Incentives and Perks Candidates Crave

21 April 2014

Who knows job seekers better than GlassDoor ? Their research provides regular resources for recruiters looking for insights into the job seeker’s mind. They conducted a 2013 study and revealed the top 7 incentives and perks that candidates are looking for in their next position. Maintaining a competitive edge in talent attraction and retention means…

The Talent Analytics Super Bowl

The Talent Analytics Super Bowl

04 February 2014

Talk of talent analytics has taken over the recruiting blogosphere. This exciting new workforce science has quickly created a party of true believers, and along with it, a party of naysayers. It all comes down to what people truly believe to be performance factors and how that information can be used for hiring for the…

The Small and the Nimble

The Small and the Nimble

19 June 2012

The economic landscape is changing by the resurgence of the small firm. Be it a bakery, a niche restaurant serving exotic cuisine, a small mobile phone app maker or a startup offering web-development services – the ‘small business’ is growing in importance. Who or what is making this possible? Walk into a gym and put…

The Secret Behind Warby Parker’s 500% Growth

The Secret Behind Warby Parker’s 500% Growth

08 March 2012

“Buy a pair, Give a pair” is the ‘do good’ motto behind Warby Parker, a New York city based fashionable eyeglasses company. Launched in 2010, the company already has over 60 employees and has recently shown a 500 percentage leap on its growth charts. Eric Markowitz from Inc.com shares more insights on the stupendous growth…

The Science Behind Job Descriptions [Infographic]

The Science Behind Job Descriptions [Infographic]

21 October 2014

How is a recruiter supposed to know what specific requirements a job description should have for a biomechanical engineer? The position might have detailed requirements laid out on a sheet of paper, but they don’t work with the position. It’s hard to strike a balance between culture and structure. Sometimes the description could be too…

The Right Kind of Growth -How to Scale

The Right Kind of Growth -How to Scale

18 February 2014

“Hundreds of fast growing companies use the Trakstar Hire Applicant Tracking System.” That’s what it says on our homepage. It’s not bragging, that is simply what we do; we help companies grow. We have been with users through just about every stage of business growth, and we’ve seen companies scale wisely…and not so wisely. Lou…

The Perfect Job Title

The Perfect Job Title

03 September 2013

Organizations from big to small have their own way of doing things. Smaller companies might call a receptionist a “Front Desk Warrior” while a larger company’s job ad might say “Administrative Clerk”. There are dozens of titles for the same position. As recruiters and hiring managers get more creative with their titles, their jobs ads…

The Perfect Interview For Hiring An Employee

The Perfect Interview For Hiring An Employee

23 April 2012

When you’re the boss and need to interview new employees it can be very intimidating, especially if you are hiring an employee for the first time. As a potential employer you are looking to attract quality candidates for your position and use detective work to discover who meets your needs the best. In addition to…


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