Recruiting & Hiring Employees


Recent Recruiting & Hiring Employees Articles

Create a Coveted Internship Program

An internship program should be more than just free or low-cost labor. Here's how to make it beneficial for everyone involved.  Read more

3 Rules to Work By: Slava Rubin

The co-founder and CEO of Indiegogo, Slava Rubin, believes every single employee plays a role in the hiring process. Here's his philosophy of talent scouting.  Read more

How the Founder of Drupal Hires Engineers 

Dries Buytaert, the founder of Drupal, says one interview question is more important than any other.  Watch video

The Right Way to Hire 'Adult Supervision'

This venture capitalist advises founders on how to approach hiring "old people"--a.k.a. experienced executives--for their start-ups.  Read more

Make Sure to Utilize Good Employees Correctly 

Indigo Triplett, a human resources consultant, recommends you shift your hiring strategy after start-up phase.  Watch video

How to Know If You've Hired the Wrong Person 

JJ Ramberg, the host of MSNBC's Your Business , weeds out bad hires using what she calls the cringe test.  Watch video

How to Hire Techies: Silicon Valley Insiders Explain

Veterans of some of the world's hottest start-ups explain how to recruit the best tech talent to your company.  Read more

Meet the Top Job Creator in America

Steve Jones, co-CEO of Universal Services of America, turns janitors and security guards into leaders. He's created 17,330 jobs since 2008.  Read more

Why Everyone at My Company Has One Job Title

The Nerdery, No. 99 on Inc.'s Hire Power list, rose above tragedy to give every employee a personal stake in success  Read more

Tony Hsieh Would Do One Thing Differently (Hire) 

Today Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh hires and fires based on whether employees live up to the company's core values, independent of how they do their jobs. But he di...  Watch video

Give Prospective Hires a Tryout 

Indigo Triplett, a human resources consultant, recommends you don't try to predict how a new hire will turn out. Give her a trial run.  Watch video

6 Hiring Secrets From Chobani HR

As Chobani, the Greek-yogurt maker, grows astronomically, so does its workforce. Today, the company has 1,630 employees; in 2008, it had just 50. Here's how.  Read more

Why I Never Post Job Openings

Instead, I give candidates permission to stalk me. They should find out what I'm up to, track me down, introduce themselves, let me get to know them. It works.  Read more

Surround Yourself With the Best 

Bright Pink founder Lindsay Avner says she built a solid crew and the benefits of good people are endless.  Watch video

Bounce Back From a Bad Hire: 10 Tips

Once you realize you've made a bad hire, don't get mired in regret. Instead, focus on what to do next.  Read more

HomeAway Co-Founder: Why I Hire Failures

An epic fail early in his career taught HomeAway co-founder Brian Sharples that it's a good idea to hire folks who have a healthy familiarity with failure.  Read more

How CEOs Can Close the Skills Gap

Entrepreneurs may be missing out on the best hires by not doing this recruiting tip.  Read more

Tony Hsieh: 'Hiring Mistakes Cost Zappos.com $100 Million' 

Tony Hsieh describes exactly how he set up Zappos.com's hiring process to avoid bad hiring decisions.  Watch video

4 Cheap Ways to Find Sales Superstars

How to find top salespeople--without hiring a recruiter  Read more

The Zombie Guide to Human Resources

If your team was the last surviving band of humans in a city overrun by zombies, you wouldn't let just anybody through the door would you?  Read more

How to Get the Perfect Marketing Hire 

Brian Halligan, founder of HubSpot, talks about his simple guide for hiring the next generation of marketing employees.  Watch video

Hire Top Candidates in 21 Days or Less. Here's How

When you spot talent, accelerate your hiring process--right away.  Read more

Build the Best Team Possible (Drycleaning Matters, But Not Why You Think)

Start by asking a potential hire his life's goals--and then draw a roadmap of how those can be achieved working for you.  Read more

The Best Place to Launch Your Company 

NYC TechStars managing director David Tisch on the eternal question: Silicon Valley vs. New York, Boston, Boulder or...?  Watch video

The Case for Hiring Unskilled Workers

Did you create your business with the intent of gaining freedom and financial security? Here's how to get what you want without creating just another job for...  Read more