Include Company Culture In Your Hiring Process

As an Employer seeking new talent, you want a candidate that is going to knock the rest of the applicants out of the water. Finding (and keeping) these golden applicants can be dependent on you implementing company culture and identity during the early stages of hiring. An article from Sarita Harbour, of Business News Daily […]

Do You Know Who You Hired? Why Reference Checks Matter

Andy Adams is a Sr. Account Executive with CareerPlug, whose background includes extensive recruiting experience.  He has spent time in the trenches as an agency contract recruiter, as well as a direct hire recruiter.  Once a month, we have asked him to share his insights, tips, and advice on a particular recruiting topic. Reference checks […]

Smile, It’s Friday: HR Mashup

Here’s to a fun weekend sendoff… 1. Weird Job: Human Prop.  Families, like the Mueller family from Tampa, Florida, move into luxury homes at half their rent.  The catch: the homes must always be immaculately clean and the family has to be ready to leave at a moment’s notice is someone wants to view the home.  […]

Reflecting on Your Hiring in 2014

With 2015 only a few days away, many of us are partaking in the traditions of reflection and resolution.  Personally we may reflect upon the major events in our life over the past 12 months – a big move, a new job, an amazing vacation.  But we also inevitably reflect on what we’d like to […]

Search for Yes: Successful Interviewing Practices

Andy Adams is a Sr. Account Executive with CareerPlug, whose background includes extensive recruiting experience.  He has spent time in the trenches as an agency contract recruiter, as well as a direct hire recruiter.  Once a month, we have asked him to share his insights, tips, and advice on a particular recruiting topic. There are […]

2014 HR Software Considerations: CareerPlug

Software Advice, the Austin-based resource for software buyers, recently released their analysis of HR Software Considerations for 2014.  You can view a brief slideshow of their findings below: Software Advice IndustryView: HR Software Considerations for Small Business Buyers from Software Advice CareerPlug is built around the platform of “making hiring easier” – meaning we believe […]

Sort, Prioritize, Hire: The Importance of Pre-screen Questions

Andy Adams is a Sr. Account Executive with CareerPlug, whose background includes extensive recruiting experience.  He has spent time in the trenches as an agency contract recruiter, as well as a direct hire recruiter.  Once a month, we have asked him to share his insights, tips, and advice on a particular recruiting topic. It may […]

Tweet to the Top

This post was researched and written by Justin Zuniga, Careerplug’s sales & marketing intern.   Social Media is the powerhouse of recruiting and company branding in today’s business world, and if you’re not on board… you’re missing out. One of the main sources of online success for companies big or small is Twitter. Twitter has […]

Goodbye-Hello: Staying Connected to Ex-Employees

You have spent time building and maintaining a great team for your business and everything is running smoothly – or at least as smoothly as a business can run.  And then, a curveball: one of your top employees tenders her resignation.  It could be because she’s moving, received a better offer, hated the commute, or […]