Marcianne Kuethen

Interview Smarter Using LinkedIn

Are you prepared for your next interview? If you want to ensure that you’ll be a good

More than Money–Energize Your Employees

What can energize your employees more than money? “9 Things That Motivate Employees More Than Money” shares

Want to Hire a Winner?

Things are not always as they seem, and hiring a candidate can be tricky unless you’re clairvoyant!

Romancing the Passive Candidate

The job market is slowly heating up, and to complicate things, everyone seems to have access to the same candidates, thanks to social networks, job boards, and the internet. Increasingly, one way to locate qualified workers is to call passive candidates—those happily employed and not actively looking, but who might consider jumping ship for extra perks.

Identifying, approaching, and recruiting a passive candidate, however, takes extra time and special training, resources, and skill. This is why many companies rely on their staffing agency partner to handle this aspect of the hiring process. Is pursuing passive candidates really worth the extra effort?

4 Essential Job Interview Questions to Ask

Most job candidates feel interview questions can be decoded and hacked, letting them respond to those questions with “perfect” answers.
Guess what: They’re right, especially if you insist on asking terrible job interview questions. Learn here how to ask interview questions that elicit facts instead of opinions.

Power Verbs for Writing Stronger Resumes

Are you in the process of rewriting your resume? Try tapping into some of these powerful verbs to make your resume more effective!

FROM Q & A TO Z: The Hiring Manager’s Complete Interviewing Guide

There is nothing more important in the hiring process than the interview. At the very least, the interview process is a networking event—an opportunity to brand your company in the eyes of a potential employee, brand advocate, or customer.

At the very most, the interview process will help you find the right fit for both the job and your organization overall (and, as a bonus, reflect well on you for finding this person). Either way, the interview is a crucial process that, if executed correctly, will ultimately help move your business forward.
Use this e-Book from CareerBuilder as a guide to going from conducting your best interviews, to making your greatest hiring decisions.

CareerBuilder Tips for Candidates

Need some expert guidance as you look for a new job? Let CareerBuilder’s ebook, Jobology: 153 Ways to Improve Your Job Search, point you in the right direction. From writing resumes and cover letters to searching, networking, interviewing, and even the job offer, this ebook covers all aspects of your job search.

Keep It Legal! Legal Issues in the Selection Interview

How can you ask questions in the selection interview that will keep you and your organization out of hot water? Even more important, how can you ask great questions that will really generate answers that will be a good predictor of on-the-job success? These are questions that many organizations continue to face in the light of increased workforce diversity, coupled with inexperienced, untrained interviewers. Here are some general guidelines for asking the right questions in the selection interviewing process.

Why Interviews Fail – Managing for Retention

The best possible recruiting plans are useless if good candidates are being lost because of problems during the interviewing process. Outlined here are eleven ways interviews fail—and steps you can take to improve the selection process.