Trakstar Hire Blog / Hiring Strategy

Known as the “ Big Three ”: LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook have led the way in social recruiting. It makes sense, connections are simple to make, there are vast pools of data to be collected and these are where internet users are spending massive amounts of their time. While the Big Three are the place…

Mistakes while hiring can cost your company more than time and money. It is necessary to understand and carefully avoid them during your recruiting process. Here are six hiring errors to avoid: Depending on Generic Job Portals If you depend only on generic job portals to place your ads, you might not reach ideal candidates…

Many people think the interview is the first step in finding a job. What most people don’t know is that the application is really the first step. A job application is the first contact you have with a future employer, even before you meet them face to face for an interview. Your application has the…

Many of us struggle to get the right candidate into the position we are hiring for. While we may not always know the best place to look for these candidates, we do post our openings in a few relevant places and hope to receive some good choices. A probable result: we get way too many…

Finding the right candidate for an opening can be like finding a needle in a haystack. While there is no perfect process, outlined below are three tips for more effective applicant screening : 1. Don’t rely on email and spreadsheets Fielding resumes in your email one by one, and tracking and sharing feedback within your…

By Raghuveer Kancherla | Trakstar Hire – Recruitment Software I am a programmer, but I have often found it difficult to identify other good programmers. Based on my experience over the last few months, and some deliberation with my team on hiring for Trakstar Hire , here are three things that worked really well for…

Building a talent pipeline sounds like this really difficult, intense task and for that reason, many who are first in HR might think of it as an “advanced” activity. Nothing could be further from the truth. The very things that make talent pipelines successful are things that you can put in place from your very…

Who knows job seekers better than GlassDoor ? Their research provides regular resources for recruiters looking for insights into the job seeker’s mind. They conducted a 2013 study and revealed the top 7 incentives and perks that candidates are looking for in their next position. Maintaining a competitive edge in talent attraction and retention means…

Talk of talent analytics has taken over the recruiting blogosphere. This exciting new workforce science has quickly created a party of true believers, and along with it, a party of naysayers. It all comes down to what people truly believe to be performance factors and how that information can be used for hiring for the…

The economic landscape is changing by the resurgence of the small firm. Be it a bakery, a niche restaurant serving exotic cuisine, a small mobile phone app maker or a startup offering web-development services – the ‘small business’ is growing in importance. Who or what is making this possible? Walk into a gym and put…