How to Tell if a Candidate Will Be a Good Fit for Your Team

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  You likely know an effective hiring process is an essential component of every successful organization. But did you also know there’s an easy way for you to hone in on the best candidates for your team during the process? It’s called the Big Five – and it’s the gold standard of personality models. According to the… Read More »

Companies Are Struggling to Find Candidates

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  The economy has been on a roll lately and businesses are hiring to meet the demand. There’s just one problem: they can’t find enough people to fill their open positions. According to a recent report from ADP and Moody’s Analytics, employers are having a hard time finding qualified candidates to fill the record 6.7… Read More »

Interview Questions to Evaluate a Candidate’s Initiative and Drive

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  All companies want to hire an employee that will be successful in the position, but figuring out a candidate’s drive isn’t always an easy task. As a leading Overland Park staffing services firm, Morgan Hunter knows candidates can present a very different image of who they truly are in a job interview. How do you… Read More »

4 Stats to Help You Reevaluate Your Recruitment Strategy

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  The hiring landscape has changed dramatically in recent years. Low unemployment and a lack of skilled workers has accelerated competition for talent. As you try to find high-performing professionals for your open positions, it may be time to reevaluate your recruitment strategy. Luckily, LinkedIn just released a report that offers compelling statistics that can… Read More »

5 Podcasts Every HR Manager Should Listen To At Least Once

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  Don’t think you have time for professional development? Podcasts make it easy. In fact, as leading Kansas City HR recruiting experts, Morgan Hunter knows you can listen to them anywhere, anytime, as long as you have a tablet or smartphone with you. And the benefits of tuning in are far-reaching, from finding sources of… Read More »

Reduce Your Time-to-Hire to Save Money and Land Better Candidates

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  Competition for talent is at an all-time high, and companies are struggling to find quality candidates to fill their positions. Consider this: For the first time in 20 years, the number of job openings exceeds the number of unemployed Americans. That means there are more available jobs than there are people to fill them!… Read More »

How to Develop a Successful Incentive Program

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  Many Human Resource professional — and the organizations they serve — struggle to motivate their employees. How do you encourage your staff to reach peak performance? For some, the answer is an incentive program. Employers nationwide spend over $100 billion a year on incentive programs. But is their money being put to good use?… Read More »

What Job Seekers Expect in 2018

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  What do job seekers want? It’s a question employers should be asking in 2018 if they want to land the best and brightest for their open positions. Finding talent has never been tougher. There are more opportunities for job seekers than there have been in the past decade, and companies will have to work… Read More »

Attract Millennials to Your Company with Social Media

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  Millennials – those born between 1981 and 1996 – have come of age in a world where social media is a regular part of daily life. That’s likely why, according to statistics, they use it as much as a 100% more than Baby Boomers. In addition, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center:… Read More »

Common Job-Seeking Mistakes Recent College Graduates Make

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  If you just graduated from college and are preparing to enter the workforce, consider yourself lucky. According to a recent survey, 80 percent of employers plan to hire recent college graduates, up from 74 percent last year. With job prospects brighter than they’ve been in more than a decade, it should be easy to… Read More »