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Decrease Time-to-Fill with These 3 #Hacks

28 January 2014

Time-to-fill is a very important metric in recruiting. The amount of time that it takes for a job request to turn into a new employee is considered a measure of efficiency for recruiters. While the organization needs to ensure that each new employee is a good match, there is also the loss of productivity factor…

Dear Candidate, I Love You

02 April 2013

They’re in your sights and now it’s time to reel ’em in. There is no better feeling for a recruiter than finding that perfect candidate (except maybe when they accept an offer). But sometimes that perfect person is working in some other office. How to get them to notice you? Far from being dead, email…

Creating Salary Ranges: a starting off point

19 June 2013

Pay transparency has been a hot topic lately. To reveal, or not to reveal? Most of the time that really isn’t up for debate. With the rise of social media, mobility and the globalization of well…everything, not much is left to the imagination. Information is shared so freely and frequently that when the preverbial veil…

Creating Job Ads for the Right Candidates

16 July 2013

Presenting a title, job duties and pay is pretty simple. Anyone can do that. Creating a job ad that is actually targeted toward qualified candidates is tougher. There are an estimated 5 million jobs posted online . The idea is to let your job ad grab the right attention and then do a lot of…

Company Changing Direction? Here’s How to Hire in a Pivot

14 May 2015

You watch “Silicon Valley”, you’re familiar with Mark Zuckerberg, and you’ve definitely heard of Snapchat…so you know that small companies, or even slightly larger startups are prone to pivot. It means shelving a product that got lackluster market response or changing direction based on client feedback. Smaller businesses don’t have to chain themselves to what’s…

3 Common Small Business Challenges and How to Solve Them

29 July 2015

We live in a world where companies like Google, Amazon, Coke, et. al are omnipresent. But here’s something that may make your jaw drop. According to the most recent U.S. Census data, 99.7 percent of all American employers had 500 or fewer employees. “Um, that’s still kind of large,” you say. Okay, you’re right. While…

Classtivity CEO on Finding Co-Founders and Hiring Interns

16 March 2012

Payal Kadakia is the CEO and founder of Classtivity , an online hub for fitness and recreation classes. Her words on building the team: One of my core beliefs is that as a company leader, you must build a team of people who are as passionate about the business as you are. I focused on…

Caution! You are about to Become a Bad Manager!

09 March 2012

Do you measure how effective you are as a manager? What methods have you implemented to make your team work well with you? Does your team like to work for you? As a manager, you are measured on how well your team performs. Regardless of your style, the results will speak for themselves. Does your…

Building a Top Notch Compensation Policy

09 April 2013

Compensation is a key component of any company’s overall budget. I know it is here at Trakstar. How you compensate your employees affects your turnover, productivity and of course, your organization’s profit. In most businesses, the compensation plan is left to the HR Department to enforce (i.e. making offers) but not necessarily to influence. This…

Building a Popular Credit Card Business: What I’ve Learned

11 April 2012

Today it is one of the leading websites for credit card reviews on the net, but that’s a far cry from CreditCardForum’s humble beginnings. With nothing more than a dream and a vision, I launched the site in 2008. The fact it was the same year as the financial meltdown didn’t help things out; all…