Informational Interviews: What Are They and Why Should You Request One?

An informational interview is a conversation with an industry professional about their work, company, or field. It doesn’t end in a job offer, so what’s the point of requesting one? We have the answer to that below along with some tips on how to make it through your first informational interview. Why Request an Informational […]

Setting Your Employees Up for Success: Improving Team Engagement

If nothing else, all organizations, large or small, can agree on one common issue: employee engagement is a difficult challenge. Additionally, with the job market and economy turning around, engaging new employees to give their best isn’t the only concern. Retaining employees you have already spent the time and effort to engage is also an […]

Don’t Meet All the Job Description Requirements? Apply with these Tips!

It happens all the time: you’re searching for a job, and you find the perfect position. Only there’s one problem. You don’t quite meet all the requirements listed in the job description. Should you walk away, or take a chance and submit an application? We suggest you do the latter, and we have some tips […]

Recruiting Tips: How to Increase Your Organic Reach on Facebook

Your Facebook page’s organic reach is the number of followers who see your updates without using Facebook’s boosting tools. With an ever-increasing supply of content on Facebook, it is becoming harder and harder to successfully use organic reach as a marketing tool. As Haley Marketing’s current statistical analysis on organic reach reveals, only 2-4% of […]

5 Essential Questions to Ask a Potential Recruiting Partner

When you consider partnering with a recruiter, it’s essential that you get to know them. For example, ask them: what is their area of expertise? How do they work? What kind of work ethic do they have? Asking the right questions can give you confidence that your recruiter will be a true business partner. We […]

Mastering the Job Application Form

How many times have you started to apply for a job online and then given up in disgust or frustration? Online application forms can be complicated and annoying, but many companies rely on them to organize candidates for their open positions, or to collect resumes to keep on file. Instead of possibly missing out on […]