Best Practices
Is Your Volunteer Experience on Your LinkedIn Profile?
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
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
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
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
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
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
