The future of hiring and up-skilling top tech talent
Re-Post from: https://www.educative.io/blog/enterprise/the-future-of-hiring-and-up-skilling-top-tech-talent Hiring and retaining employees may be difficult in today’s candidate-driven market, but it is even tougher when it comes to technical roles. In today’s world, enterprises are strapped for resources and struggle to balance new challenges such as: Candidates being increasingly in control during the interview process. Recruiting and hiring teams no longer […]
Why “Overqualified” Candidates Make the Best Hires
Recently I’ve heard from several colleagues that they’re being turned down for jobs because they are just too qualified. Qualifications mean experience, so what’s wrong with having a lot of experience? I worry that the term “overqualified” frequently prevents companies from looking at talented candidates because they don’t fit the mold of previous hires, or […]
Don’t Just Trust Your Gut: Avoid These Hiring Mistakes
As a former Recruiter, long time HR professional, and someone who’s grown teams from scratch, it’s impossible to say how many people I’ve interviewed. Fun memories include a candidate named Early Smith who told me she was “always late,” and a one who showed up at our Soho loft office wearing roller-blades without a spare […]
