Welcoming a new team member into your organization is critical. Follow these 10 best practices to improve the onboarding process to make your new hire’s onboarding experience smooth, welcoming and productive. Put Yourself In Their Shoes: Pretend you are new and think about what you would expect or like to happen on your first day… Read More
Tag: Recruiting
Successfully Building a Recruiting Pipeline
In my last blog, I wrote about the importance of building a recruiting pipeline. In today’s world, recruiters are being asked to do more with fewer resources. This is where talent pipelining comes into account. If you want to be a leading employer in today’s market, you need to develop a pipeline of qualified and… Read More
Importance of Building a Recruiting Pipeline
Most companies only think about recruiting when they have an immediate need. Over the past ten years, the recruiting process has changed drastically. Employers used to be able to post a job online, in a newspaper, at a career fair, etc., then sit back and watch the applications come in. This is what I call… Read More
In my last blog article, I recalled a story from the early days of Proforma, and how a client’s request for 12 spiral rings led to earning a million-dollar customer with 50 percent gross profit. Here’s a story of another million dollar win. Back in those early years building Proforma, my practice was to get up… Read More
Following Up On New Hires
My last blog was about the most underutilized recruitment tool – asking for referrals. Now, I’m going to talk about another underutilized recruitment tool…following up on new hires. Many recruiters don’t follow up with their candidates once the person gets hired. I’m here to tell you that’s the wrong approach. Recruitment never stops! A good… Read More
The Most Underutilized Recruitment Tool
People would rather do business with people they know, rather than with strangers. Think about that for a second. I’m sure you agree with that statement and if not, you’re probably in the wrong business or career. You see, when someone is introduced as a referral, there is a much higher comfort level as opposed… Read More
Questions To Ask On a New-Hire Survey
My last blog focused on three reasons to implement a new-hire survey. Here are some potential questions that will allow you to get the most valuable feedback from those new-hires. Background: Name Hire Date Job Title Job Description: Describe in your own words the three most important things you do in your job. Do you feel… Read More
3 Reasons To Implement A New-Hire Survey
I went out to dinner a few days ago and was surprised by a small machine sitting to the side of our table. I have seen and used these machines before and I’m sure you have too. It has the restaurant’s menu on it so you can place your food and drink order without waiting… Read More
5 Steps to Disciplining Employees (When Necessary)
If you’ve been following my blog posts, I’ve been offering tips on interviewing, hiring, onboarding and managing employees. Unfortunately, sometimes next up is disciplining employees (when necessary). Do you have an employee that arrives late every day or sits at their desk all day long watching tv/videos on the internet? If so, you may want… Read More
5 Tips for Managing Employees
You may have noticed a trend with my recent blog posts. I’ve covered the entire interview, hiring and on-boarding processes and now I’m going to talk about management. Here are five tips for managing employees. Communication & Motivation: Effective communication skills are a must for breaking down barriers, which promotes a collaborative atmosphere. A typical… Read More
5 Tips for Onboarding New Employees
If you’ve been following my last few blogs, I covered the entire interview and hiring process. So what’s next? Onboarding! Many employers tend to overlook this phase by not giving it the attention it truly deserves. You just spent a good amount of resources (time and money) to find a candidate that you like, and… Read More
Extending A Job Offer In Six Steps, Part 3
As a conclusion to my 3-part series on the six steps for extending a job offer, here are some tips for the negotiations and acceptance/rejection stages. Negotiation Stage – With any job offer, you should anticipate some negotiating. You need to keep two factors in mind during negotiations: how badly you want to hire that… Read More