Archive for December 2018
Think about job fit at the start of recruiting
Many companies begin the hiring process looking for qualified job candidates when they should really be searching for job fit candidates. There are big differences between the two. Qualified candidates meet or exceed a position’s required skills and experience. Job fit candidates are qualified, too, but they also match up with a company’s culture. In…
Read MoreThese Solar Jobs Are in Peak Demand
Company fortunes rise and fall quickly in the solar industry, like the open-air cars on a roller coaster. That’s why the people in the industry—especially people working in finance, manufacturing, and project development—call it ‘the solar coaster.’ No single company can grow all the time. But the market has grown pretty much all the time…
Read MoreWhy some recruiters get the best job candidates
Finding the best job candidates for an employer takes hard work, even when it looks like it doesn’t. Here’s an example. A battery manufacturer once approached us for help recruiting a sales professional who has experience supplying batteries to leading auto companies. Now, we’re talking about selling lithium-ion batteries to Ford and General Motors. Not…
Read MoreEmployment Summary for November 2018
The spirited pace of job growth that the U.S. reached in October turned out to be unsustainable for November: In its latest edition of the Employment Situation Summary, the Bureau of Labor Statistics confirmed a total of 155,000 nonfarm payroll jobs created for the month, a decline of almost 100,000 from October’s numbers. NPR pointed…
Read MoreWhy some recruiters have the best job opportunities
If you’ve served in a management position long enough, you might remember when executive recruiters functioned as gatekeepers of the talent pool. Top agencies acquired all the best job opportunities for the same reason that OPEC collects the best crude oil purchase contracts. There was no way around them. Technology changed this dynamic with the…
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