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Timely blog posts by HR and Recruiting consultants responding to every day questions, hot topics and compliance-related news as it relates to attracting, engaging and retaining talent.

Krystal Freeman

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Employee Relations | Talent Acquisition

By: Krystal Freeman
September 1st, 2015

Recently, I had a hiring manager contact me and ask me my opinion about a candidate she interviewed.  The manager mentioned the candidate was incredibly nervous during the in-person interview. However, during the initial phone screen I had with the candidate, she was well spoken and confidently provided details of her previous work experience. That said because the hiring manager asked for my opinion, this leads me to believe she saw a candidate with growth potential and an eagerness to learn and trusted my judgment as her recruiting consultant. As hiring managers are you able to “spot” a candidate that could be groomed and developed as a star performer? Let’s explore some of the best ways to identify high potential in candidates.

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HR Tech | Talent Acquisition

By: Krystal Freeman
July 24th, 2015

Let’s be honest, Facebook is probably the number one social media site most people will participate in online. Their most recent stats say that they had 936 million daily active users on average for March 2015. For those of us who use it know that it allows you to connect with friends, family, peers, and in general those that “travel in your circle.” So most of us agree that it's a great place to "hang out" online. That said, is it the best place to recruit for talent? Facebook is not known to be a professional social networking site such as LinkedIn. As a recruiter, I have heard arguments for using - and not using - Facebook as a means to recruit and find qualified candidates. Let’s take a little time to examine the Pros and Cons of using Facebook to recruit.

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Best Practices | Employee Relations

By: Krystal Freeman
July 17th, 2015

“Uh oh Human Resources is in the building!”  “Shhh…don’t say anything Human Resources is here!”  “I better not say that because there is our HR person!”  As a professional providing HR outsourcing, I believe we have all heard these statements or something similar. Now at first glance, this could provide a bit of a chuckle, but let’s take a deeper dive into the real background noise of it all.

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Talent Acquisition

By: Krystal Freeman
April 17th, 2015

Whenever you are faced with a new vacancy, it's typically a good practice to review your current workforce along with your candidate pipeline when identifying the right talent for the role. In this article, we will weigh the pros vs. cons of recruiting from within the business and building an external candidate pipeline. There are many different factors to consider with this decision as the hiring manager.

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Risk Management | Benefits

By: Krystal Freeman
March 9th, 2015

Have you ever taken the time to evaluate your leave policy? Do you feel as though you it is costing too much money to pay out employees separating from employment? Well, as an alternative have you considered an unlimited vacation policy? Before you make any swift and quick decisions, let’s weigh out the pros and cons of this option for you and your organization.

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Business Management & Strategy | Employee Relations

By: Krystal Freeman
May 16th, 2014

Things are a bit different in the 21st century around the workplace with laptops, cellphones, and even tablets as the norm for technology issued when a new hire begins. Although employees are provided with different tools to communicate from any and everywhere, leaders sometimes fail to effectively engage their virtual workforce. While of course this is not on purpose, but we see it occur due to the old saying, "out of sight, out of mind".