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Applicant Expectations Report: What Do Job Seekers Want From an Application Process

Employers may fondly remember the days when you could just post a job online, sit back and watch the applicants roll in, have your pick of

How to Build a Great Hiring Process

Here’s the dream hiring scenario: you have an open position and a perfect candidate walks through the door and charms you with their obvious talent and

How to Write More Effective Job Descriptions – Checklists & Examples

One of the first steps to take when you have an open role to fill is writing a job description and distributing it far and wide.

Build a Recruiting Machine: A Conversation with Clint Smith and Forrest Higdon

Sometimes hiring managers get stuck in the cycle of hiring for necessity in order to fill a position quickly, rather than hiring the highest quality applicant.

What is an ATS? 12 Benefits of Applicant Tracking Systems

The number one challenge facing business owners is the same as it’s always been: attracting and hiring the right people. But today, technology exists to make

How to Turn Your Company Culture into a Talent Magnet — A Conversation with Clint Smith and Ben Siegel

Hiring starts with culture. Culture, more than anything else, is what attracts people to a company – and what keeps them there. It’s also what makes

Skills-First Hiring: What It Is and Why You Should Try It

A cornerstone of CareerPlug’s hiring philosophy is hiring for growth potential. This means hiring someone not based on what jobs they’ve held in the past or

How to Write a Job Posting to Attract Candidates

Your job posting is your first official gatekeeper, the first impression you make on job seekers, and the first step in finding a new member of

Are You Hiring Fast Enough? Here’s How to Reduce Your Time to Hire

Businesses are feeling the pressure of an ongoing struggle for top talent. In a tight labor market, there’s a lot you can do to win over

CareerPlug Founder & CEO Clint Smith Releases New Book, “How to Hire”

PRESS RELEASE – August 8, 2023. CareerPlug is excited to announce the release of How to Hire: The Essential Guide to Recruit & Retain the Right

8 Essential Recruitment Tools to Help You Hire Better

With ongoing shifts in the labor market and ever-evolving technology to make running a business easier, it’s no surprise that hiring practices have had to adapt.

Make the Call: How to Conduct Great Phone Screen Interviews

As a busy employer or manager, hiring is just one of the many important things on your ever growing to-do list. To make the right hires

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