
Does Your Job Application Have Abandonment Issues?
What if you knew that within the first hour of posting a job application, ten candidates started filling the application out? Pretty good, right? But what if we told you that six of those…

The Art of the Auto-Reply: Responding to Job Applicants
If you read our earlier “Test Your Own Job Application” article, then you know that the last step of the test involves the auto-reply message. To some, the auto-reply is a small formality.…

Test Your Own Job Application: And See Things Like a Job Applicant
Almost everyone, at some point, has filled out a job application. Maybe it was for a summer job, or a retail position—or perhaps your current role started when you completed an application…

Employee’s First Day: Stay Focused on Flexible
When we think back to memorable firsts, we tend to file them in one of two camps: memorable for good reasons, and memorable for reasons that are not so good. When it comes to a new employee’…

Onboarding: More than Just “Showing the New Kid Around”
Remember the jitters of starting at a new school? On your first day, an older student might have helped you figure out how to find your locker and follow shortcuts to beat the bell. But…

7 Steps to Hiring a New Employee: Recruiting to Onboarding
1. Write your Job Posting and Advertise Job postings should be written with care—accuracy is essential. Before writing an…