Articles: Insight to today's job scene

Interviewers: Are YOU Prepared?

Categories: Interviewer Tips — Tags: — by jpwhitaker on October 28, 2008

Much time is spent encouraging job seekers to be prepared for their interview. However, interviewers need to be prepared also! Here are 4 points to consider before you meet with your next candidate.   1. Review the resume in advance. Become familiar with the job titles and major responsibilities listed so you can refer to [...]

Hiring and Retaining Healthcare Professionals

Categories: Interviewer Tips,Management Tools — by jpwhitaker on December 18, 2007

 What are optimal ways to hire and retain the 3.5 billion healthcare workers predicted to come into the workforce by 2012?  (US Bureau of Labor Statistics)  Use a proven interviewing technique and an effective mentor program!            For many years, healthcare workers were hired for what they knew, but not how they did their job.  Interviewers [...]

The War for Financial Talent: A Perfect Storm

Categories: Interviewer Tips,Management Tools — by jpwhitaker on

Written by Ken C. Schmitt, Published in the Carlsbad Business Journal, September 2007 It is simply a matter of supply and demand.  With the local unemployment rate now sitting at a low 4.8% and a fundamental shift in the rules governing financial reporting, the supply of financial professionals has been greatly diminished at a time [...]

HIRING AND RETAINING THE ‘GEN Y’ WORKFORCE

Categories: Interviewer Tips — by jpwhitaker on November 29, 2007

  by Janis Whitaker, JP Whitaker & Associates Who are the Gen Y’ers? Generally speaking, this population includes those who were born between 1980 – 1994. This is a very bright and demanding population. They want answers, reasons, and explanations for everything. Their name “Gen Y” explains it all… Why? Why? Why? There are over [...]

ARE YOU LEGAL?

Categories: Interviewer Tips — Tags: , — by jpwhitaker on November 5, 2007

by Janis Whitaker, JP Whitaker & Associates There is a lot of talk about what an interviewer should ask during an interview. But, do you know what NOT to ask? Take this short quiz and find out. Can you ask… 1. How old are you? 2. What schools have you attended and when? 3. Do [...]