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Who is iCIMS?

Who is iCIMS?. Largest privately-held, organic Talent Acquisition Software provider . Support 800+ small, medium & large customers worldwide. iCIMS’ core differentiators : Industry-Recognized Support. Enterprise service for ALL customers.

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Who is iCIMS?

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  1. Who is iCIMS? • Largest privately-held, organic Talent Acquisition Software provider. • Support 800+ small, medium & large customers worldwide. • iCIMS’ core differentiators: • Industry-Recognized Support. Enterprise service for ALL customers. • Configurability of ONEplatform (no modules, customizations or stand-alone technologies) • Automates end-to-end talent management processes www.hireVisionGroup.com

  2. The 8 Biggest Hiring Mistakes for 2010 Presented to the iCIMS community by: Tina Hamilton- President/CEO hireVision Group, Inc.

  3. Who we are….. • Since 2002 • Located in Allentown, Pennsylvania • Provider of partnership HR services to companies through out North America • Not a consultancy, all employees are W2 • All employees HR Degreed or Certified- not a call center! • Serving clients remotely nationwide and locally on-site and off in PA, NJ & NY www.hireVisionGroup.com

  4. hireVision Group, Inc. MAIN SERVICE OFFERINGS INCLUDE: • Hiring Management – customized phone interviewing services provided by HR professionals (powered by icims!) • HR DirectLink- Partnership HR services offering supplemental HR & for smaller companies- full service HR support • MYLINK- Employee Hotline Service www.hireVisionGroup.com

  5. Welcome to the new hiring “normal” • Our past hiring techniques • Current environment requires us to be on high alert • Unemployed have been in this state for 12 -18 months in some cases www.hireVisionGroup.com

  6. #1 –Know your applicants Four categories of applicants: • Strongest contenders • Solid, reliable middle group • Do not considers • “Fighting for my life group” www.hireVisionGroup.com

  7. Warning signs for applicants with 3 or more of the following: • Tricks- applies with alias email addresses or abbreviated names • Have had many interviews, no offers • References do not include any past supervisors • Hide their true job titles • Hide dates of employment • They will call their termination a lay-off (may have been told this) • They were the only one laid off at their company or department • Say everything you want to hear, but it does not align with their background or attitude • Way over qualified but really “want” to work for so much less • Worked at one employer for a long period of time and have not found employment in the last few years • Present strategies to convince you that they are adaptable to a job they have never held • Use the word “desperate” at any point www.hireVisionGroup.com

  8. #2- Reference Checking • Must include past supervisors or managers • Understand the work environment you are contacting. Compare what is acceptable and not acceptable. • UC rates are hitting the roof. Past employers feedback could be affected www.hireVisionGroup.com

  9. #3-Emotional Hiring Decisions • Compatibility can cloud decisions • Unconscious decisions • A ghost from your past Solutions: • Solid job description • Deal breakers • Assure you are not defending your decisions www.hireVisionGroup.com

  10. #4- Strategic Job Descriptions Your company has a vision and that vision requires employees to make it happen. www.hireVisionGroup.com

  11. #4- Strategic Job Descriptions- continued Employees need direction and clarity to make your vision happen. Set up your employees for success! Update descriptions on a regular basis. www.hireVisionGroup.com

  12. #5- Deal Breakers To best avoid hiring mistakes and emotional hiring decisions • 2-4 deal breakers max • Include: Knowledge, skills, experiences, attitude • Realistic • Willing to walk away, no matter what, if the candidate does not meet • Skills that are not easily trainable www.hireVisionGroup.com

  13. #6- Unrealistic Expectations If time is elapsing you may need to re-think. • Is this time lapse costing us increased revenues • Take a deep breathe and re-think- “for” vs. “against” training someone with the right attitude & ability to learn your needed skill www.hireVisionGroup.com

  14. #7- Undertrained hiring managers Playing with tens of thousands of dollars when one doesn’t really know what they are doing……NOT A GREAT IDEA! 1. Train your hiring managers 2. Outsource 3. See #1 or #2 www.hireVisionGroup.com

  15. #8- Listen to your Gut • Your gut is a valuable source of knowledge consisting of all of your years of experiences • An internal warning system for something you cannot see yet • Trust your instincts & perform due diligence no matter what • Determine your source for concern • Eliminate having to silently curse the fact that you didn’t listen to your internal intelligence www.hireVisionGroup.com

  16. Those are the 8 biggest hiring mistakes of 2010! Thank you for Listening! Tina Hamilton, PHR hireVision Group, Inc. www.hireVisionGroup.com www.hireVisionGroup.com

  17. Tina Hamilton tina@hirevisiongroup.com Q & A For additional information on iCIMS’ Talent Platform, please visit our Resource Center: www.icims.com/promo/RC Email us at sales@icims.com www.hireVisionGroup.com

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