Best Practices

Is Your Volunteer Experience on Your LinkedIn Profile?

November 18, 2011 | Comment (0)

Hiring managers care about your volunteer experience, according to a recent survey from LinkedIn.

Some 41% of nearly 2,000 professionals said that when evaluating candidates’ resumes, they consider volunteer experience to be equally as valuable... Read More

The Golden Rules of Interviewer Etiquette

October 19, 2011 | Comment (0)

Being a good interviewer is a lot like being a good party hostess. We took a nod from Miss Manners and came up with our own suggestions for interviewer etiquette:

1. Set a specific start and end time for the interview
. Put candidates at ease by... Read More

“It’s Not You, It’s Me”...3 Tips for Turning Down a Job Offer

June 08, 2011 | Comment (0)

By the end of any job search, receiving the perfect employment offer can be a welcome and rewarding experience.  However, sometimes you will receive a job offer that is not the right fit for you. Here are a few suggestions for how to turn down a... Read More

5 New Year’s Resolutions for Hiring Managers

January 20, 2011 | Comment (0)

We admit it. Our New Year’s resolutions of exercising everyday and not eating junk food haven’t panned out so far in 2011. In our defense, it’s too cold in Boston for anyone to expect us to walk to the gym. And that jar of jelly beans as you enter... Read More

Learning a Thing or Two from Venture Capitalists

January 06, 2011 | Comment (1)

A recent blog post by Aaron Hurst of the Taproot Foundation got us thinking about how we’d design a foundation, particularly how we’d incorporate some best practices of venture capitalism to ensure social ROI.

It has been striking recently how... Read More

Innovate This! Referral Rewards Yield Big Results

October 01, 2010 | Comment (0)

For nonprofits with frequent recruitment needs, an employee referral program can be a valuable source of qualified candidates. What can organizations do to encourage their staff to tap into their personal networks and make referrals? It’s simple:... Read More

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