Should You Hire Someone with an Employment Gap?

All managers are on the lookout for “the perfect employee.” Unfortunately, such a candidate doesn’t exist, and even if they do, you can’t count on finding a unicorn in your particular realm.  No matter how impressive a job prospect looks, they’ll have something in their background that gives you pause. One such potential hiccup is a gap […]

Tips for Recruiting Passive Candidates

In an increasingly competitive job market, recruiters need to be increasingly creative in their prospecting. Fortunately, there’s an emerging talent pool to draw on: passive candidates. Of course, trying to pull a potential applicant away from their current position when they’re not even looking for a job is challenging. But there are some tricks you […]