What Does Your Time-to-Fill Really Say?
What is your company’s current time-to-fill? How does it compare to the 27-day national average ? Is it longer? Shorter? What’s your industry? How much money do you lose by not filling that position? How vital is a given position to your organization? Why are we asking all these questions? Because a metric like “time-to-fill”…
10 August 2015
Two Keys to Working Remotely
Let’s take a look under the hood. Here at Trakstar, we’ve got two distinct teams . We’ve got a technical team in India, where two of our co-founders and a staff of about 25 engineers build product. They all work out of an office in Bangalore. Then there’s the U.S.-based team, where everyone works remotely.…
09 July 2015
Top Recruiting Challenges for Summer 2015
Summer’s a good time for most people. Longer days, more sunshine and happier coworkers. Most people’s workload is a bit lighter in the summer months, which means a less stressful environment to work in, and a better ability to focus on the work in front of you. Unfortunately, recruiting’s a year-round proposition, so you can’t…
20 July 2015
The LGBT Workplace: 5 Informative Infographics
Last week, in a landmark opinion that dominated the news and social media, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples can marry in all 50 states. This got us thinking about the LGBT workforce. Perhaps the most significant immediate implication of this ruling pertains to the Family Medical Leave Act. As of Friday, workers…
30 June 2015
Retaining Top Talent: 3 Startup Perks that Work
As an employer, it’s important to make your team members feel valued. As a startup, you may not be able to match the salaries that larger employers offer. By some estimates, startup pay hovers around 70 percent of corporate pay. But of course there are other reasons candidates want to join your company: a new challenge,…
02 September 2015
It’s #SharkWeek! 3 Ways to Sink Your Teeth into a Candidate
You stalk profiles. You wait for the right moment. You strike. You’re a shark–not in the vicious way, but rather in the tactical, tenacious way you hunt for talent. The scent of an interested candidate reels you in, and you know how to match the right talent with the right role. Some candidates get away,…
07 July 2015
HR Roundup: Week of September 4
How to Make Recruiting Content that Really Works The Rule of Thirds is the design theory that one third of people will love your work, one third will be neutral and one third will hate it. It’s totally okay to have haters. What’s worse is creating something so devoid of personality that nobody cares. If…
04 September 2015
HR Roundup: Week of July 31
Can You Hire Top Talent to Work at a ‘No-Name’ Company? Just because an employer has a low profile doesn’t mean it isn’t a great place to work. But when you’re competing against companies with national name recognition for talent, it can be hard to win. So how do you up your employer brand game?…
31 July 2015
HR Roundup: Week of July 24
Hiring for Entrepreneurs: Why You Are Bad at it and What Tools You Can Use to Get Better Entrepreneurs often don’t make great hiring decisions. Frequently they’re time-pressed and during interviews more interested in talking about their business than the candidate. Entrepreneurs need to have a clear vision of what they’re looking for in a…
24 July 2015
HR Roundup: Week of July 17
3 Keys to Hiring the Right People Recruitment isn’t just something to consider when you’re ready to hire. You need to constantly be building your employer brand and staying on top of recruiting and hiring trends–and this is especially important for small businesses and startups. In order to attract quality candidates when you’re actually in…
17 July 2015
