When it’s time to hire at your company, you’re under pressure to recruit someone who’s truly exceptional. To help you make a confident hiring decision, here are 5 questions to ask – and why you should ask them – when interviewing candidates: #1: What do you know about our company and why do you want… Read More »
HR and Hiring Best Practices
Working with a Recruiting Firm? Here’s How to Leverage That Relationship to the Fullest
Working with a recruiting firm in Kansas City can benefit your company in many ways, from offering short-term, temporary help during busy seasons to giving you access to hard-to-find, specialized talent to fill key roles. However, just like any other business relationship, the more you put into it, the more you’ll get out. So how… Read More »
4 Steps to Improve Your Hiring Process for Sales and Marketing
Hiring mistakes are always costly. But when it involves a salesperson, it can be particularly expensive. Not only have business opportunities been lost and sales goals fallen short, but your company has to re-invest in recruiting a new employee as well. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to improve your process of hiring salespeople… Read More »
Will a Candidate be a Good Fit for Your Team? Here’s How to Tell
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 Big… Read More »
Transforming Young Professionals Into Future Leaders
As leading Kansas City recruiters, Morgan Hunter knows the situation happens time and again. A high potential middle manager is promoted into the big leagues. They hit the ground running…only to fall short a few months later. What gives? And how could such budding talent fail so miserably? The problem may not lie with the manager… Read More »
5 Things to Listen for When Interviewing Sales Candidates
Your salespeople are the lifeblood of your organization. They’re your producers, bringing in new clients and new streams of income. Clearly, they play a critical role, so when it comes time to hire a new one, how can you ensure you get the best? With more than 30 years of combined experience in Kansas City sales staffing,… Read More »
4 Ways to Attract (and Retain!) Star Talent
You have a team you’re proud of – and you want to keep it that way. But one of the challenges you may face is how to attract and retain the best talent for it. To help you find the stars you need – where and when you need them – keep these tips in… Read More »
Structured vs. Unstructured Interviews: Which is Best?
Hiring managers have a number of choices to make when setting up interviews. One decision focuses on whether, or how much, to “structure” the interview process. Typically, a “structured” interview equips the interviewer with a set of prepared questions. The questions asked are often the same or similar for all candidates. An “unstructured” interview, by… Read More »
Continue Building A Network To Help Your Business Grow
Connections make the world go round. As a result, if you don’t have a strong network for your business, it could negatively impact growth. Considering that growth is crucial for company success, what can you do to build a better network? Here’s a look: Get involved. As one of Kansas City’s leading recruiting firms, Morgan… Read More »
Recruiting: Four Mistakes You Might Be Making
Hiring mistakes can be very costly for a company. Consider the investment of time and money it takes to find, interview and hire a new professional staff member. Then, combine that with the high price of employee turnover—up to 1.5–2 times an employee’s annual salary. Considering all of this, it’s important for an employer… Read More »