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Blog Post: Putting a Prohibition on Probation Periods for Employee Referrals: Probation periods discourage employees from using your employee referral program, so why do companies even bother with them? Of the 1,100 employers that Careerify surveyed, the rationale for…; Added by Harpaul Sambhi at 9:36am on April 12, 2013

Blog Post: 5 essential elements to include in an offer letter: Offer letter is bound to entice any potential candidate with excitement and enthusiasm for upcoming opportunities with the new organization. Having said that it…; Added by Amit kumar at 7:19am on March 18, 2021

Comment on: Blog Post 'Why "Temp to Direct" is the worst way to go': in in the game". I won't do temp to hire anymore for all the reasons you have stated.…; Added by Sandra McCartt at 11:43am on May 15, 2013

Comment on: Blog Post 'Are you Hiring a Recruiter or a Pencil Pusher?': past the ninety day probation period? Did they fit in the way I knew they would?…; Added by Derdiver at 10:08am on June 21, 2013

Comment on: Topic 'Reason For Leaving Question': m on and off insurance. It is my understanding that it has to be the same for all employees so nobody goes on benefits until after the 90 day probation period.…; Added by Sandra McCartt at 11:30am on October 27, 2011

Blog Post: Four Solutions to Manage Employee Referrals

This post is a summary of GooodJob’s recent white paper, “Embrace a New Approach to Employee Referral…

Added by Assaf Eisenstein at 3:10am on December 5, 2012

Blog Post: Balancing Accountability in Training: As a learning management software provider, we try to give the best…; Added by Sean Pomeroy at 1:37pm on May 21, 2014

Comment on: Blog Post 'Have/would you pay a "signing bonus" to a candidate to get a deal done?': hought about it several times but it didn't sit quite right so I didn't do it. However, I have a candidate getting an offer today who will have to walk away from a 15k bonus from last year to take the new job. My client is aware and is offering a sigm on bonus to ease some of the pain. It will not be as much as he is giving up so I may sweeten the deal, but I am not going to do it until after he accepts. I don't want it to be the deciding factor or an enticement. I will pay it at the end of the 90 day probation period if I do it. Something about doing this that would make me wonder how my client felt about it if they know it. Might be regarded as helping them close the deal, might not. I wrestle with it.…; Added by Sandra McCartt at 12:44pm on February 15, 2012

Comment on: Blog Post 'Why are you wasting your time with reference checking?': ing the recruitment process. A probation period is tantamount to a honeymoon period and usually ineffective as low performers just do enough to stay employed. There is plenty of research highlighting the cost of getting it wrong, both in terms of direct and hidden costs. I am working currently with a client has 45% turnover of staff all leaving in the first six months. Recruitment should not be a lottery. The sad reality is that many managers are happy to have a team of average performers rather than building a high-performance team! @Will - thanks for the honesty. Most recruiters can do better. In fact, I believe companies should insist on the sort of measures I am advocating. It takes more work and time, but it adds heaps of value and after all, the client is paying a fee. I suspect though that many recruiters see this as potentially knocking out a good candidate, rather than as an opportunity to better sell a good candidate. @Greg - to be honest, I haven't tried an automated tool, but we are certainly both on the same page that references can be done much better. I think it is important to ensure that all referees are qualified and verified, before providing any feedback. We all know that there is a bit of creative license with CV's and this is one way of getting additional information on project responsibilities (so he was a team member rather than the project leader?). Thanks for your additional comments.…; Added by Charles Van Heerden at 6:44pm on July 6, 2010

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