Recruiting

A key area that business owners tend to overlook as critical to the success of the business is recruiting. Most business owners know that having a good team of employees is important, but the reality is that an effective recruiting process has major benefits that spill over to all aspects of the business. Located in the Greater New England region, we at Navigate want to help your business perform better. We know that recruiting employees that are a good fit for your company is key to the success of your business. Read these blog posts for expert tips on all aspects of the recruiting process, from writing compliant job descriptions to improving the candidate experience, and beyond. These blog posts will walk you through proactive ways to shape your recruiting process so that it works better for you and your business, giving you more resources to focus on steering your business towards success.

Key Elements of Job Offer Letters

Key Elements of Job Offer Letters

Although companies typically experience a recruiting slowdown in the summer, that does not mean that employers should slack on ensuring that they know what elements make up a good, compliant offer letter. In fact, employers should take advantage of slower hiring...

Hiring Summer Interns: Worth the Risk?

Hiring Summer Interns: Worth the Risk?

As summer approaches, many college students find themselves looking for summer internships as a way to gain valuable experience in the workplace and beyond the classroom environment. Summer internships have always been a staple for many in the college experience, and...

Recruiting: The Importance of Talent Pipelining

Recruiting: The Importance of Talent Pipelining

Throughout this series, we have discussed various areas that employers need to address if they wish to improve their recruiting efforts, including the importance of employer branding and the importance of an improved candidate experience. With both of these tactics,...

Recruiting: Improving the Candidate Experience

Recruiting: Improving the Candidate Experience

In our previous blog post, we discussed how one of the biggest challenges that employers need to tackle today to improve their recruiting process is the challenge of developing a strong employer brand. Investing in the development of a strong employer brand results in...

Recruiting: The Importance of Employer Branding

Recruiting: The Importance of Employer Branding

In our previous blog post, we discussed the importance of having an effective recruiting process, and how the benefits of doing so can spill over to all aspects of the business. Despite the importance of recruiting, the average employer faces a myriad of recruiting...

Recruiting: The Impact of Quality Candidates

Recruiting: The Impact of Quality Candidates

Most small and medium-sized business owners are constantly wrestling with the challenge of effectively keeping costs down while focusing on steering the business towards growth and success. There are many ways that employers can do this, from streamlining expenses to...

Employee Handbooks: Non-compete and Non-disclosure Agreements

Employee Handbooks: Non-compete and Non-disclosure Agreements

In a recent blog post, we talked about some compliance concerns that arise when developing an employee handbook. Specifically, we discussed the importance of making a disclaimer that the employee handbook is not a contract, and that employees are employed at-will,...

Employee Handbooks: Are They Considered Contracts?

Employee Handbooks: Are They Considered Contracts?

In this series, we have discussed why employee handbooks are important. By now you know that a well-drafted, legally compliant, and up-to-date handbook can have many benefits for both the employees and the employer. But is an employee handbook the same thing as an...

Job Descriptions: Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Job Descriptions: Working Conditions and Physical Demands

The purpose of a job description is to clearly state exactly what a person in that role does. Furthermore, it should convey as much as possible about the actual experience of working in the role. Thus, a crucial element of ADA compliant job descriptions is a section...

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