How To Improve Your Company’s Hiring Process.

Posted by catalystcareergroupon April 26, 2023May 31, 2023in Hiring Trends, Job Descriptions, Job Seeker

As with many job searches, the hiring process can be difficult and time consuming. In the process of searching for the perfect candidate, attracting the right people for your brand will help to improve the quality and retention of your employees. A good hiring process sets the tone for prospective employees, so here are a few way to improve yours:

Make your job descriptions clear and specific.

For a job seeker, their first interaction with your brand will likely be through your job description. Take some time to include a detailed explanation of all responsibilities and benefits for the applicant. This will help to ensure that when you do receive an application, they are from those who are genuinely interested and a good fit for the position. This can also give applicants a taste of your company’s brand, values, and culture which are all significant parts of any job search.

Communicate Effectively.

When sorting through applications and moving towards the interview process, there are so many things to discuss with your job candidates. Deciding in advance what kinds of interview questions you will ask and onboarding information you require will make this process much more effective. This will also allow you and your recruitment team to be on the same page, allowing for all communications with applicants to run more smoothly throughout the hiring process.

Don’t make the hiring process longer than necessary.

The job search and hiring process can be stressful. There are many factors to consider on both ends, so it is wise to gather as much information as possible. But once you’ve got an adequate

understanding of your candidate and what they have to offer, don’t be afraid to move forward in making a decision. If they have not heard back from the employer just 1 week after an interview, 70% of job seekers will lose interest in the position. An article published by JDI Search says that the best job candidates are off the market within 10 days! Always make informed decisions, but be sure to keep timing in mind.

Catalyst Career Group is committed to matching quality candidates with great companies all over the nation. We make it easy for job seekers with our friendly welcome orientation, informative event guides, and seminars specifically designed to help you advance your career at in-person and virtual job fairs.

And Private Recruiting Events allow you to meet with employers at their office, conference room, or virtually (over phone or video interview). While multi-company job fairs work well to meet many candidates for a broad range of positions, we’ll bring you directly to the door of the person who is hiring today.

How Will The FTC Noncompete Clause Effect Your Hiring?

Posted by catalystcareergroupon January 25, 2023in Employee Benefits, Hiring Trends, Job Descriptions, Virtual Hiring

After voting 3-1 last month, the Federal Trade Commission has proposed a rule to ban noncompete clauses in the U.S. The FTC has stated that they believe noncompete clauses harm innovation in business and suppress wages, ultimately violating the FTC’s fair trade laws.

A ban on noncompete clauses could help the economy

1 in 5 workers are affected by noncompete clauses. By limiting workers ability to change jobs and achieve upward mobility we see a lack of healthy competition, something that drives our economy.

Moving to ban noncompete clauses may increase wages

Economists also believe noncompete clauses are to blame for stagnant wages in recent years. The FTC estimates that by implementing this new rule, wages will increase by about $300 million yearly. By banning noncompete clauses in Oregon, a study in 2021 found that wages for low-wage workers rose by 2% to 3%.

Noncompete clauses are very important for businesses that depend on trade secrets and their highly educated employees. Though the clauses make sense for high-level employees, many are suggesting regulation on their use among low-wage employees instead of eliminating them all together.

Many assume non-competes to be non-negotiable

Some may argue that employees have the right to negotiate noncompetes in their contract or simply decline job offers that attempt to implement noncompete clauses, but many job seekers are not aware of these clauses until after being hired.

In 2015 The Journal of Law and Economics found that only 10% of employees negotiated over noncompete clauses in their contracts, assuming they had no say in the matter.

FTC noncompete bans would affect current and future noncompete clauses

The FTC’s new proposal would not only make it illegal for employers to implement noncompete clauses, but it would also require employers to eliminate any current clauses and inform all employees of the change.

Though we would not see this potential ban on noncompetes until late 2023, many employers will likely begin making changes to other confidentiality provisions in anticipation of this change.

Catalyst Career Group is committed to matching quality candidates with great companies all over the nation. We make it easy for job seekers with our friendly welcome orientation, informative event guides, and seminars specifically designed to help you advance your career at in-person and virtual job fairs.

And Private Recruiting Events allow you to meet with employers at their office, conference room, or virtually (over phone or video interview). While multi-company job fairs work well to meet many candidates for a broad range of positions, we’ll bring you directly to the door of the person who is hiring today.

Learn more about how Catalyst Career Group helps employers hire the right people for your position! >> https://catalystcareergroup.com/employers/

Hybrid Work Is Up, But Remote Is Down

Posted by catalystcareergroupon September 26, 2022September 26, 2022in Hiring Trends, Job Descriptions, Virtual Hiring

Hybrid work seems to be the trending word floating around corporate meetings rooms these days. As a flexible work model that supports a blend of in-office, remote, and on-the-go workers, it offers employees the ability to choose to work wherever and however they are most productive.

Working from home (WFH), telecommuting, and remote work however is a type of flexible working arrangement that allows an employee to work from an out-of-office location for the full scope of their job. Since the pandemic, most companies were forced to go remote and trying to get employees back into the office has proven difficult.

Which begs a few big questions when it comes to the WFH arrangements:

Do we work better in the office or away?
Can we be just as profitable of a company if we are never physically in the same room?
Will companies that bring their employees back in person prove to have an earlier advantage over those that delay?

Trends are beginning to show that many companies that went fully remote during 2020 and 2021, are slowly easing into hybrid workplaces.

Some common types of hybrid workplace policies include:

Offering three days in and two days out
Alternative working spaces onsite (cafe lounges for example)
Once-a-month onsite days that include town halls and reviews with manager

To support these trends, we’re seeing more than half of workers (52%) are back to working onsite and less than a third (28%) of workers are remote. Hybrid arrangements are gaining popularity, as 17% of workers report splitting their time between home and the office.

Also not surprisingly, hybrid is proving to be more popular among women. About 20% of women report splitting their time compared to 14% of men. A hybrid model is particularly attractive to working mothers and makes it possible for children to still be taken care of, especially when flu and colds keep children from attending school for longer periods of time.

“One big trend we are seeing in the companies we hire for is the comfortability talent has for working remotely,” says Jeff Naugle, Co-Founder of Catalyst Career Group. “Job seekers are growing accustomed to working remotely and can afford to choose the position that allows them to do so.”

Consider how job seekers are viewing hybrid and remote work for your company, How that can help you hire the right people in the right positions at the right price point? Ask us about our virtual job fairs or private hiring events and what job descriptions will draw out the right candidates to help you be successful during this season! Contact Catalyst Career Group today.

Is Your Job Description Hurting Or Helping Your Hiring?

Posted by catalystcareergroupon January 7, 2020February 17, 2020in Job Descriptions

Is Your Job Description Hurting Or Helping Your Hiring?

It can be difficult to attract the right candidates for a role; particularly when it is the same job description from 5 years ago.

Do you know exactly what you will need from a candidate in the job today?

If you, as a hiring manager, receive a job description that is outdated and doesn’t include more recent bonus structures or flexibility options, it may need to go back to the department head for edits.

One of the fastest ways to check if the job description does need changes is to search for comperable job descriptions for similar positions.

Do the requirements match up? Does it require different skills? Are there adequate details about the expectations for pay incentives?

There may even be previous position specifics that did attract excellent candidates in the past.

This might help you see where today’s job description might need updating. It’s worth taking a closer look at how the job description is comparing against others in the industry. Some elements are especially worth emphasizing to attract the best candidate.

After thousands of job placements and job fairs, we have a system for attracting the ideal job seekers to your company at our job fairs or your private hiring events.

We can review all language and position benefits to help you capture the ideal prospects and fill your open positions faster! Contact Catalyst Career Group job fair recruiters for more information. >>

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