Matthew Zane
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Zippia Company Profile FAQ Where does Zippia get its company information? Zippia gets company information from employee self-reporting, public and open data sources on the internet, and proprietary data licensed from other companies. Data sources include, but are not limited to, the BLS, company filings, H1B filings, public websites on the internet, and other public […]
Knowing how to set the right recruitment goals and objectives might be difficult, especially when you don’t want to get behind on your responsibilities.
May Business Trend Roundup: Job Postings, Employee Monitoring, and Desk Organization
Hi folks, hope your month is off to a good start! We’ve compiled some of the latest hiring trends and insights on the job market to help you stay ahead of the game: Job postings were down 3.7% overall from March to April. This drop was fairly uniform throughout industries, and only Internet job postings […]
A job description is a document that outlines the essential job requirements, duties, responsibilities, and necessary skills for a specific position. Job descriptions may also include: A brief introduction to the company’s mission and values. A list of necessary qualifications and competencies required for the position. Details on working conditions and location, including whether the […]
How Leadership Teams Can Encourage Knowledge Sharing and Collaboration
With the amount of information that passes through any organisation daily, and the number of processes that occur to keep a business functioning, it is important to create a culture of “knowledge sharing”. Read on to learn how company leadership can embed a culture of learning to innovate and achieve success.
5 Reasons Why Continuous Performance Management is Driving Organizational Change
What exactly is it that makes continuous performance management so agile? And why is it deserving of such a huge organizational change?
Do Perfect College Grades Make a Perfect Employee?
Many organizations use applicants’ GPAs in the hiring process. In the case of fresh grads who have just left their educational institutions and lack work experience, employers have nothing left but to use their grades as a hiring criterion. This information helps them to see how well prospective employees performed during their studies. Almost half […]
Top Companies with Unique Interviewing Strategies
To ensure companies are finding the best people for the roles they need to fill, unique interviewing strategies have become more and more prominent. Prepare for a modern-day interview by researching and learning the unique interviewing strategies of these top companies. Key Takeaways Three companies with unique interviewing strategies are Google, Intel, and Cerner. All […]
How To Create A Culture Of Engagement In Your Organization
There are certain measures every organization should take to encourage more engaged employees. Here are a few tips on how to make your employees more engaged with your organization.
Why a Sustainable Greener Office Will Improve Productivity
Businesses implementing eco-friendly green practices enjoy higher levels of productivity. In this post, we look why greener office buildings are often more productive.
Take Care of Your Employees: Pizza Fridays Are Not Enough
Employees want to feel appreciated and valued. If you want to be a great leader to them and push them to achieve the company’s goals, here are nine ways to show your employees that you care.
7 Ways to Tap Into the Collective Power of Your Employees
Even though most companies tend to forget it sometimes, the most valuable asset they have is not their market position nor their brand. It’s not even the quality of their service or product. The most precious resource every business or company has are the people. When your employees are skilled, experienced, and hard-working, it seems […]
8 Compelling Reasons Remote Jobs Are On The Rise
Virtual working arrangements are revolutionizing the way that people work. It is preferred by employers and employees alike because they can both benefit from this arrangement. Here are some of the leading reasons why remote jobs are on the rise.
10 Tips For Anyone Wanting to Create an Engaging Infographic
Infographics need to be engaging and easy to understand. These ten tips will help you develop an effective infographic.
8 Things To Do Before Hiring Your First Employee
To limit your risk of hiring the wrong person and dealing with the consequences down the road, there are eight things you should do before recruiting your first employee.
How to Effectively Use Technology for Screening and Interviewing Candidates
Recruitment has always been a combination of art and science. It is a challenging function and critical to the success of companies. Staff turnover rates are increasing, people are more selective about where they work but vacancies generate an overwhelming amount of applications. This makes it even more challenging. Fortunately, technology is evolving at a […]
How to Integrate a 12 Step Topgrading Interview Process Into Your Hiring Strategy
Unlike the typical interview process, the topgrading interview process has 12 steps. Here is the 12-step topgrading interview guide
7 Recruiting Alternatives to LinkedIn
In 2016, LinkedIn had about 450 million users worldwide. But LinkedIn also has it's pitfalls. Check out these alternative recruiting tools.
5 Ways to Improve Workplace Diversity
There are many different tactics to improve workplace diversity. The majority involve shifting the attitude of the executives as well as the employees.
7 Ways To Make A New Employee’s First Day Memorable
There are always certain formalities and protocol involved in a new employee's first day. But here are a few ways to help you make their first day memorable for all the right reasons.
FAQs about posting a job to Zippia
What Is Zippia?Zippia is a job search website that connects job seekers with employers. By using a database of millions of real resumes and career paths, Zippia ensures that its users discover the jobs that best match their backgrounds, skills, and interests.Zippia also offers this data to users so that everyone has equal access to […]
Tips to Boost Performance and Productivity at Workplace
Whilst leaders often say that employees are their most valuable asset, often as an employee, this can feel like an empty cliche. In this post, our author explains the challenges that exist in promoting productivity in the workplace and proposes strategies to lift employee standards to achieve optimum performance.
7 Tips to Create Internal Company Newsletters
If you are concerned that your company newsletters are falling “flat,” then here are some tips and strategies that can turn those dull pieces into something more exciting and keep employees informed and feeling good about their employers.
The Importance of Company Culture
What makes a company truly successful is its culture. A company’s culture is the heartbeat of the team, and it is what separates a truly successful company from one that’s only semi-successful. A strong company culture translates into a community of workers with the same goals in mind.
From Recruiting to Onboarding: How to Make the Transition Smooth
In this post, guest blogger Susan Guillory explains how employees that feel empowered in their early weeks and months at a company are more likely to feel engaged and work hard for the brand.
7 Great Apps for Managing Remote Workers
If you wish to tap into the collective power of your remote employees, then apps such as the ones listed in this guest post by Emily Anderson may help you do so in the most efficient and cost effective way.
7 Common Fears about Launching a Startup
What’s holding you back from launching your startup? When you know exactly what you’re afraid of, you’ll be able to address those anxieties. Here are 7 of the most common fears associated with starting a business.
5 Ways Online Employee Training Can Help You Grow Your Business
Traditional employee training can be very time-consuming and expensive. On the other hand, as guest blogger PJ Taei outlines, online employee training is a great way to make sure that your entire workforce is on the same page.
15 Reasons Why Millennials Have a Problem Setting Professional Goals
Millennials seem challenging to manage as long-term employees. The generation that felt the consequences of the Great Recession firsthand is stuck between setting personal goals and coupling professional life with its expectations and lifestyle. Setting short or long-term professional goals is challenging for this confused generation. Millennials may not always know the hows, whens, and […]
The Gig Economy and its Role in Redefining the Workplace
Unconventional work arrangements, referring to employment arranged through various part-time, freelance or temporary jobs, short-term contracts and projects have become a commonality today. It differs entirely from the traditional 9-to-5 employment and has drastically become an important part of the economy. Statistics show that contingent workers who did not opt for the standard full-time job […]
Are Traditional Recruitment Techniques Becoming Obsolete?
With just a few moments’ thought, you can probably list at least five or six recruitment methods that you’ve used during your time as a hiring manager or an employer. Do you still use all of these methods? If the answer is no, then why not? Did you find one method to be ineffective after […]
Why Global Mobility Management is Vital for Talent Acquisition
Anyone who works in recruitment truly understands that the war for talent is the single greatest challenge facing any organization today. In fact, we are in the full throws of the worst talent shortage since the recession in 2007 according to research that surveyed 41,700 employers across 42 countries. Of the nearly 42,000 surveyed, 40% […]
12 Powerful Recruiting Trends Affecting Your Time to Hire
Most articles on the main recruiting trends frequently refer to the obvious approaches that many companies already apply. However, in this post I would like to zero in on unique, advanced techniques, which are seldom used and accepted and yet they are some of the most important recruiting tools impacting your time to hire time. […]
How Business Leaders Can Actively Encourage Workplace Wellness
Thankfully, the days of working long hours in hot, dangerous factories while bosses bark from above are long gone. We’ve come a long way in workplace wellness thanks to past generations and their relentless struggle for better working conditions. But our work is not done just yet. As the jobs we do change, new challenges […]
How to Make the Most of Your Remote Workforce as an Entrepreneur
In a relatively short amount of time, technology has changed the lives of business professionals in a wide range of different ways – some of which could have been predicted and some of which few saw coming. Even “low tech” organizations are now heavily technology dependent, as working “smarter, not harder” is a unifying theory […]
5 Ways Co-Working Spaces Can Promote Creativity and Efficiency
If you’re new to the whole idea of co-working spaces, then you’ll want to know that these spaces are shared workplaces. They don’t cater to any one type of worker in particular, although some locations do tailor to specific niches. When the idea for co-working spaces first started out, there were no more than 20 […]
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Elizabeth Heron. Her opinions are her own. Employers may be more out of touch with their workers than they’d like to admit. That is, every year most employers are losing about a third of their best employees. Employee standards are changing and for those who have many options on […]
Office Jargon – Can We Get Over It Please?
It happens in meetings; it happens in memos; and it happens in casual conversation in the office. Those trite phrases, often called ‘jargon’, that continue to get bantered around. After a while, they become nothing more than irritants. Some of them are related to projects, tasks, ideas, etc. Some of them are just knee-jerk responses. […]
4 Things to Consider Before Investing in Recruitment Analytics
Worldwide recruiting processes are currently in a stage of significant change. No longer is the process merely in the hands of a solo recruiter, but, instead, data analytics are playing a substantial role. Recruitment analytics is one of the best ways for a firm to use big data, as it makes it easier to assess […]
7 Signs You May Be Hiring the Wrong Candidate
“To be or not be, that is the question.” These are the famous words the indecisive Hamlet moaned. They are also the words that many recruiters ask themselves when interviewing a candidate. Is this candidate the right one? Here are some unpromising signs. Remember, these are just signs, (and candidates must be evaluated in totality). […]
How to Become Unpopular in the Eyes of Your Employees
Unless you’re a newcomer to the workforce, you’ve likely had a boss or two and through your experience have dealt with good bosses and not-so-good bosses. In some cases, maybe your boss was the deciding factor on whether to stay or leave a company. In short, good bosses can be hard to come by and […]
5 Things to Look for When Hiring Your Startup’s First Employee
For every startup founder, hiring your first employee can be a double edged sword. Here are 5 things to look for while hiring your startup’s first employee.
The Recruiters’ Guide to Candidate Assessments
A great resume and a positive interview don’t guarantee the right hire. Here are six assessments that you might want to put your candidates through before you decide to hire them.
Why Banning Your Staff From Social Media at Work is Ridiculous
Banning your staff from checking social media at work is crazy. Here are 4 massively untapped opportunities that you need to consider ASAP.
9 Interview Hacks For Every Hiring Manager
There are so many facets to the hiring game, but here are 9 interview hacks to perfect the art of the interview and find the ideal candidate.
10 Essential Qualities to Spot in Effective Remote Workers
How do you identify truly committed remote workers? Here are 10 essential qualities to identify during the recruitment process.
Recruiters are Now Marketers (So Start to Think Like One!)
As a recruiter you need to stand out, be different and use new or different channels to engage with your audience. Just like a marketer!
7 Unconventional Social Recruiting Channels To Find Potential Job Applicants
More than 50% of initial recruitment screening is happening through unconventional social media channels. So how can recruiters get the best results?
7 Pitfalls to Avoid in Managing Remote Teams
Remote teams can work just as well as in-office teams by encouraging productive communication, choosing the right team members, and staying connected.
3 Ways to Slash Costs if You’re Running a Recruitment Agency
Here are 3 tried-and-tested ways for anyone running a recruitment agency to slash their operational costs while maintaining a high-quality of work.
5 Ways for Recruiters to Attract Passive Candidates and New Clients
Digital has changed the way you operate as a recruiter. If you don't adapt you'll start to lose market share as your smart competitors win more business.
4 Ways Your Office Design Can Help Entice Prospective Hires
Office design can reveal a lot about your company culture and is one way you can make sure you stand out to prospective hires.
5 Workplace Management Tips for Increasing Productivity
Here are some suggestions that may come in handy if you want to establish a productive and healthy workflow in your office.
Should the concept of a minimum wage serve to protect the most vulnerable workers and ensure there is a realistic “collar” on what people need to earn to live, as is the case in every other developed economy in the world?
How to Enjoy the Spirit of the Season Without the Legal Hangover
Don't be a party pooper. But don't let your office Christmas party land you with a harassment claim either.
Whinging Aussies? It’s Time to Toughen Up!
Under the Fair Work Act 2009, Australian workers are entitled to 10 days paid personal leave per year. Is it a coincidence that the average Australian worker takes over 9 days sick leave per year? Or are Aussie workers just taking up what the government owes them?
Editors Note: This is a guest post written by Edward Mallett, Managing Director of Employsure. His opinions are his own. Times are tight, we all know that. There are less jobs being created and, sadly, an increasing number of redundancies. I had what is becoming a common conversation with a client recently. After years of business with a […]
Are Fair Work Laws strangling small business?
The Fair Work laws have been under a fair bit of scrutiny recently, following Qantas’ move to lock out workers. The Labor government has heaped criticism on the Qantas CEO, Alan Joyce, but in the same breath has proclaimed that it is an example of the Fair Work laws operating successfully. The reality is, Qantas, […]