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Uber Is Finally Realizing HR Isn’t Just for Recruiting

Harvard Business

It suggests that Kalanick initially saw the HR function as a means of recruiting staff to support fast growth. All of this indicates that Uber leaders prioritized immediately useful services like recruitment over, for example, legal compliance systems, audits, and leadership development.

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How Geography Affects Where Elite Consulting Firms Recruit

Harvard Business

Research has shown that attending an elite university can make or break a student’s chances of being recruited by the best firms ( whether or not that strategy makes sense for firms ). Since firms tend to recruit where they can find the most candidates, students in regions with many top schools may have a harder time being found.

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4 Resume Mistakes to Avoid When You Don’t Have Much Experience

Harvard Business

Recruiters only spend a few seconds scanning it, so keep the format simple and straightforward. For example, don’t use an ancient email address — update it to something that sounds more professional, and give your resume a specific name so it’s easier to identify. The third is overdesigning your resume.

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Experienced Hire Recruiting in Consulting

Tom Spencer

Experienced hire recruitment can be a puzzling, confusing environment. Compared to on-campus recruits (undergraduates and MBA students), experienced hires confront much more irregular processes, prolonged timelines, and unclear standards. Experienced hires are anyone in the recruitment pipeline that are already in the workforce.

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Resource Management Conflicts Caused by Matrix Organizational Structure

Epicflow

For example, its impossible to hire hundreds of people to work on one large project and fire them upon completing it. As a result, companies can take advantage of available skilled resources without the need to recruit more people, minimize silos, and increase the effectiveness of joint work.

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The Barriers to Recruiting and Employing Digital Talent

Harvard Business

Because these firms tend to have slim margins and cannot pay Silicon Valley salaries, many have had to get creative in their recruiting and employee development. These are the three biggest challenges we’ve seen: Integrating digital talent into the core business.

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How to Conduct Job Interviews When You’ve Never Done It Before

Harvard Business

Here’s some advice that can fast-track your learning: (1) Prior to conducting the interview, identify what skills the candidate must have versus what skills can be taught on the job; (2) Make sure your questions prompt candidates to share specific examples; (3) Practice with a peer beforehand, and ask them to give you difficult answers so you can navigate (..)