marketing staffing
Avoid Making a Bad Hiring Decision
Just the other day I was on the phone with a client who had an open position and could not decide how they wanted to fill it. Should they hire someone full-time or utilize an interim resource? Typically, I utilize these key questions to guide clients in making a hiring decision that is best for their needs. Continue reading
Talent with a Five Star Rating
My search for the perfect vacation destination and the best hotel is similar in many ways to the process for finding the perfect candidate for an open job position. Continue reading
How to Make Certain that you Surpass your Goals
Do you feel that there is never enough time to complete your daily tasks? Do you think of yourself as an expert at managing your time and setting goals for the week, yet you still find yourself behind schedule? Continue reading
Demand for Market Research Experience to Increase in the Future
As a marketing professional and a provider of marketing professionals to a variety of industries, I was glad to see that ‘Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists’ ranked #8 out of ten jobs listed. Continue reading
Advice for the above or approaching 50 job seeker
At McKinley, we work with marketing consultants that have, on average, 12-15 years of experience. With extensive marketing backgrounds, some of them are over 50 years of age or approaching that threshold. We have found that hiring managers should look harder at job seekers in this age bracket; they often… Continue reading
Cultural Match, an Overlooked Determinant in the Hiring Process
I was recently introduced to Alan Hall’s book The 7 C’s of Hiring great employees. The number six spot went to “culture”, which in my opinion should be higher on the list. Continue reading
Six Steps to Hiring a Qualified Candidate
How do managers find highly qualified candidates? Below are some of Team McKinley’s tips to help uncover qualified marketing resources during the interview process. Continue reading
Avoid Hiring the Wrong Employees
According to a CareerBuilder survey, 41% of companies spent at least $25,000 on a bad hire and 25% of companies spent at least $50,000 on a bad hire in 2010. What constitutes a “bad hire”? Continue reading
Are traditional resumes
becoming a thing of the past?
As this article from the Wall Street Journal explores, some companies are beginning to move away from traditional resumes in the application and recruiting process. Continue reading