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  • Guide To Writing Good Behavioral-Based Questions

    Within the question framework of the Accolo online application for candidates is the capability for Accolo Hiring Consultants and Hiring Managers to craft behavioral-based questions.

    For the sake of expediency and keystroke-savings, the behavioral-based question is known affectionately to us “in the Biz” as a BBQ. Unlike a conventional BBQ, the Accolo BBQ has nothing to do with a grill, with pork or with pork by-products. Be that as it may, the BBQ is the real meat, the real beef, as it were, in a candidate’s online application. Read More…

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  • Courteous, Respectful and Confidential

    closing the deal: best practices in extending a job offer

    “If you are planning on doing business with someone again, don’t be too tough in the negotiations. If you’re going to skin a cat, don’t keep it as a house cat.” – Marvin S. Levin

    The key to a successful offer extension is to view it as a process that starts from the minute you engage a potential candidate. By using a consistent and systematic approach, you can minimize the risk of investing countless hours and resources in an ill-fated recruiting effort. Read More…

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  • Recruiting Toolkit: Hiring Manager Surveys

    at accolo, we measure hiring manager satisfaction as one of our key metrics

    Before we begin an engagement, we survey the Hiring Managers to establish a baseline from which to measure future performance. Surveys are a subjective measurement of your recruiting, but the Hiring Managers’ perceptions of the recruiting function are ultimately the most important metric. If you are not focused on making the Hiring Managers and candidates happy, you are not managing the function with the real customers in mind. Read More…

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