While local rules vary, noncompetition agreements are still widely prevalent in commercial positions. While these agreements can be very limiting to a candidate, they can also open up the door for liability for the hiring company. This article does a great job of explaining how to handle these situations.
Posts Categorized: Job Alerts
Avoid the Hiring “Buzzwords” in Your Next Job Posting
Do you get interview-worthy candidates from your job postings? Do you get any candidates at all? Are you making the same mistake as the majority of the people out there posting jobs? Buzzwords like “Growth,” “Exciting,” “Motivated,” and “Start-up” are thrown around like they are going to make you unique and different when in reality… Read more »
Recruiting Leaders Must Play a Key Role in Building a Firm’s Skill Set
Recruiting is reactionary. There is an opening with 5 “Must Have” requirements and the hiring manager’s sole focus is finding those requirements to fill the job. This process often hurts companies in the long term, as hiring is not approached in a way that builds the bench strength that is needed down the road. The… Read more »
COVID-19 has Forced Employer’s Hand – Remote Working is here to Stay
Remote working has always been a dirty word to some (most) companies. They see the potential for lazy, unproductive workers slacking off when they aren’t in the formal office setting. The trend has been changing over the past few years and with that COVID-19 shutdowns, it is now a reality for all businesses. Here is… Read more »
Remote Working? How About Remote Onboarding?
As remote working has become a more popular, many companies have faced the challenges of remote onboarding. With the huge spike in remote working and continued hiring as a result of COVID-19, many companies who were not prepared to face remote onboarding are beginning to see the challenges. This article provides some great information about… Read more »
In a Metric Driven World, Quality of Hire Should be Most Important!
We have metrics to track every part of the hiring process, but this article highlights the most important one – Quality of Hire. There are multiple parts to this metric and after breaking it down, you can see which parts fall on the recruiter and which fall on the hiring company. Both parts are equally… Read more »
Is it Time to Implement a More Structured Interview Approach?
Do you prepare before interviewing candidates or do you shoot from the hip? Evidence shows that implementing a more structured interview approach can not only lead to faster and higher quality hiring decisions, but can also improve the candidate experience. This article details why you might want to consider getting more structure in your interview… Read more »
3 Tips to Help Get Your Job Filled Fast
There are many reasons why positions go unfilled – job specs, hiring process, picky hiring manager, and the list goes on. This article gives a few tips to help make sure you can quickly get your position filled.
Director of Process Development & Manufacturing – API Development / Manufacturing
We are currently working on a Director of Process Development & Manufacturing position. This role will oversee the process development & manufacturing group whose primary focus are lab-scale process technology development / demonstration & scale-up / manufacture of new small molecule Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients. Our client is looking for someone who can come in and… Read more »
Don’t Do This During Your Job Search – Simple Fixes
There are so many ways to be screened out of the running for a position. Make sure you aren’t making these “no excuse” mistakes! Check out the link for the article.