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Elev8 2023 Salary Guide

By Melissa Davis | Apr 25, 2023

Elev8 2023 Salary Guide

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Pedigree vs Skills Based Hiring

The Shift From Pedigree Based Hiring to Skills Based Hiring

By Melissa Davis | Oct 22, 2022

The best tech companies agree—college degrees are out, and skills based hiring is in. With 25% of IT workers today operating without degrees, it restricts the candidate pool, and is unfair to talent.

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Job Description Cover

5 Tips On How To Write an Attractive, Effective Job Description

By Melissa Davis | Oct 10, 2022

In today’s ultra-competitive talent market for IT, writing effective, competitive job descriptions is a must for hiring managers.

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Hybrid vs Remote Work

Are Hybrid Work Models Killing Recruiting?

By Melissa Davis | Oct 5, 2022

As the pandemic wanes, companies are finding that going back to a physical office—even as hybrid work—means it’s harder to hire.

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Offer Letter Presentation

Hiring Best Practices: Personalized Offer Letter Presentations

By Melissa Davis | Sep 28, 2022

With this in mind, it is more important than ever to make your job offer stand out to bring the best candidate on board. In this post, we will review the best practices of making job offers, and provide you with some inspiration to surprise and delight your candidates while winning them over.

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How to Assess Soft Skills

How to Assess Soft Skills

By Melissa Davis | Sep 21, 2022

Assessing soft skills is critical to find a true fit for a candidate and your culture. In this blog, we share over 25 interview questions used to assess soft skills including attitude, communication, leadership and problem-solving skills.

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The New Hiring Practices You Need To Win Talent Today

The New Hiring Practices You Need To Win Talent Today

By Melissa Davis | Aug 26, 2022

Candidates are flooded with opportunities right now in this ultra-competitive market. To succeed, a company needs to be organized, communicative and quick—and change its fundamental mindset on defining job descriptions.

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5 Interview Fails

5 Types of Interview Fails Ruining Recruiting Right Now

By Melissa Davis | Aug 5, 2022

Particularly in tech, hiring managers today are innocently sabotaging their chances to hire technical talent in 5 ways.

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Video Onboarding of New Hires

7 Tips for Virtual Onboarding New Hires

By Melissa Davis | Jul 24, 2022

Helpful tactics to create a well-designed virtual onboarding process that ensures new employees are immediately engaged in their work and feel comfortable.

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