Monica Blackwood
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Beautiful young female elf with long dark wavy hair petting her horse resting in the woods forest. nymph stroking her horse care pet love animals harmony caring owner gentle. Hiring managers often feel pulled between two pressures: move quickly or hold out for the perfect candidate. Neither extreme usually ends well. Consider this scenario. The candidate pool is limited, but someone comes along who meets 85 percent of the organization’s needs. The interview goes well. The candidate appears capable, interested and aligned with the…
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Why onboarding begins before the offer, and why silence afterward may cost you the hire Many employers treat recruitment and onboarding like a relay race: managers and supervisors recruiting carry the baton until the offer is accepted, then hands it to HR for forms and first-day orientation. Candidates, though don’t see a handoff. They see…
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Group of mixed race business people discussing work in conference room. Beautiful businesswoman guiding employees in meeting. Group of african american businessman and businesswomen working together while brainstorming and sharing new ideas and strategy. Does this sound familiar? You’ve crafted an intriguing job post and blasted it out for the world to see, created a competitive job offer, including great benefits, have a solid team, and genuinely enjoy the culture you’ve built. You expect qualified candidates to come knocking. Instead, applications trickle in. Or worse, they never arrive.The job…
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Job HR applicants having an interview with Human resource manager jobs interviewing with confident candidate at business firm office give cv resume. Job Interview with headhunter agent and applicant What if your interview process is eliminating some of your best candidates before you ever recognize their potential? Often, interviews are seen as an opportunity to identify the strongest person for the job. Yet they often measure something entirely different: a candidate’s comfort level in an interview setting. Those two things are not always the…
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How AI and Deepfakes Are Changing the Hiring Process “Thanks for joining us for this interview, we’re excited to learn more about you. First, would you mind giving us a wave?” A year ago, that question would have sounded absurd. Today, it has become one of the simplest ways recruiters are trying to determine whether…
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How Hiring Practices Are Backfiring—and What Employers Can Do About It Last month, this column focused ghost jobs and the damage they do to employer brand. This month, let’s talk about what happens next, because job seekers didn’t just notice. They adapted…in a way that isn’t helpful for anyone.Instead of carefully targeting roles, many candidates…
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I’ll admit it. I’ve done it. At one point, I thought it was smart and posted an “evergreen” job. The idea? Always be open to great talent. Keep the door open. See who’s out there. So the job stayed on our careers page… indefinitely. Turns out, that’s not a best practice. It’s one of the…
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hiring, recruitment, employment, announce For many employers across Kitsap and the greater Puget Sound region, seasonality is simply part of doing business. Tax firms surge each spring. Parks and recreation expand when school lets out. Hospitality and tourism spike in the summer. Agriculture follows harvest cycles. Retail experiences multiple swings throughout the year.
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Wooden block with teamwork employees business icons, People with smart teamwork, Employees building strong team, Wooden blocks with people icon, Human resources and management Why Skill-Based Recruitment Is Reshaping the Workforce