• Don’t Clone Yourself

    Okay, I’m going to warn you right off the bat: I am pretty passionate about this topic. So many well-meaning people give trite advice without realizing the advice they are giving is flawed. One of the pieces of advice that is often erroneously given to entrepreneurs who are hiring is to “Clone Yourself”. This is terrible…

  • 7 Clues Your Recruitment Process Isn’t Working

    In a perfect world every time you had a job opening, filling it would be as simple as placing a hand-lettered ‘Help wanted’ sign in the window. In this fantasy, you’d receive the exact right amount of applicants – not so many that you feel overwhelmed, not so few that you feel like you’re settling.…

  • How To Leverage LinkedIn With LinkedIn Groups

    LinkedIn is a great way to build an online presence for yourself as an expert as well as for your business. Unfortunately, like most social media success doesn’t come if you put up a profile and promptly forget about it. Success happens with interaction. One easy way to interact is by joining LinkedIn groups and…

  • How to Create A LinkedIn Company Page

    It’s easy to understand why your business should have a LinkedIn Company page. It’s not only a great venue to find great talent, it also encourages interaction with people who are related to your industry. It gives you a fantastic platform to create awareness, connect with top talent, and build a talent pipeline. Your company…

  • Why You Need a Hiring Checklist

    Over the years I’ve paid thousands of dollars to coaches and consultants. Each and every one of them has stressed the importance of having systems and processes in place. I detested that advice. I had every excuse in the book. I’ve often said you can’t make a flowchart big enough for the “if this”, “then…

  • Use Facebook To Recruit Employees

    Have a Facebook account? Great! It may help you recruit the right person. There are over 2.91 billion registered users on Facebook right now. That’s 36% of the total world population today! 1.91 billion internet users use Facebook on a daily basis. It can definitely be used as a powerful recruitment tool. Need to know…

  • How to Leverage Your LinkedIn Account

      Want to find people with experience in your industry and see relevant professional information about them?   Visit LinkedIn. LinkedIn is, without a doubt, the social networking site that tops the list when it comes to business networking. It was made specifically for that purpose. It’s easy to use, produces quick results, and is…

  • Use Twitter To Recruit Employees

    Social media is the second most credible channel of delivering top-notch candidates, following employee referrals. Basically, social recruiting is the way of the future.   Here’s a few simple steps for using Twitter to recruit   1. Follow Twitters’ @JointheFlock’s example to get ideas and inspiration on providing an insider’s perspective of your world. This…

  • How To Find And Hire The Right People Every Single Time

    When I’m mingling and charming and asking questions at networking events, I nearly always hear one of two things: 1. “Rikka, where did you get that awesome haircut?” 2. “How do you actually find the right people to hire?” If I’m being honest, I hear the latter with a bit more frequency – and there’s…