18 Pro Tips for Successful Hiring

18 Pro Tips for Successful Hiring

Hiring is one of the most (if not the most) important things organizations do. It also is one of the top five challenges leaders in Hawaii are facing both in the foreseeable future and long-term. What’s going on? Choose your own explanation. Hiring manager indecision. Misalignment on roles or skills. Not enough “great” candidates in…

What’s Important to Your Job Candidate?

What’s Important to Your Job Candidate?

You finally found the perfect job candidate for that hard-to-fill leadership role only to find that they just accepted another offer. Scenario sound familiar? Don’t miss your shot at an A-player by failing to sell your job candidate on the reasons why your company is a good fit for them.  Selling is important throughout your…

Building Your Employer Brand to Attract New Talent

Building Your Employer Brand to Attract New Talent

No matter the size, every company has a unique story to tell, and it can be used to create a compelling employer branding message that will not only help retain current employees, but attract top talent. In today’s candidate-driven market, competition for talent is high, and the period between a candidate’s first interaction with a…

Best Practices for Conducting Effective Interviews

Best Practices for Conducting Effective Interviews

Employers in Hawaii are becoming increasingly frustrated with the state’s very low unemployment rate, and as a result, the challenge of finding skilled talent to fill open roles. To compete, employers should look at how they are recruiting and attracting qualified employees. Specifically, more and more studies have shown that traditional interview techniques are becoming…

Do’s & Don’ts: Are You Asking the Right Interview Questions?

Do’s & Don’ts: Are You Asking the Right Interview Questions?

Have you ever made a bad hire? You’re not alone. Surveys have found that 48% of all new hires have to be replaced in the first 18 months. Hiring the wrong person can be an expensive mistake too—on average, a bad hire can cost a company 30% of the person’s annual salary. There’s a lot…

Job Descriptions to Draw Candidates to Your Private Practice

Job Descriptions to Draw Candidates to Your Private Practice

Attracting top talent in the highly competitive Hawaii market is challenging, and it’s especially hard for the healthcare industry. Like attracting patients into your practice with effective advertising, how can you get in front of the right candidates? The first step to finding the best person to join your staff is the job description. The…

An Employer’s Guide to Hawaii’s New Salary History Ban

An Employer’s Guide to Hawaii’s New Salary History Ban

Earlier this year, Governor David Ige signed a bill into law which prohibits employers from asking job applicants about their salary history. Hawaii’s Equal Pay Act, also known as the Salary Ban Law, takes effect on January 1, 2019. So what do you need to know? While it’s true these changes mean many businesses will…

4 Common Mistakes That Drive Job Candidates Away from Small Businesses

4 Common Mistakes That Drive Job Candidates Away from Small Businesses

Finding the right people to hire–those with the right experience, skills, and growth potential–is challenging for businesses of all sizes. Even more for small businesses, the NIFB Small Business Optimism Index recently found that 88% of small businesses hiring or trying to hire reported few or no qualified applicants for open positions. Small businesses need…