“Where do you see yourself in five years?” “Why should we hire you?” “What is your biggest weakness?” The results of a simple Google search provide job seekers with the best answers to common interview questions. So if you’re still relying on “old standbys” like the ones above, chances are you’re getting well-rehearsed answers that […]
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The years 2007 to 2013 were an employers’ hiring market. For example, In 2010, FoodProcessing.com’s Fourth Annual Salary and Job Satisfaction Survey of over 1,600 professionals in the food and beverage industry reported that the average pay in the food & beverage industry declined by 6.3% – the lowest average since the survey started in […]
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Looking for fresh ways to attract, hire and retain better talent? Kinsa is here to help. In July, we started a four-part blog post series dedicated to improving recruiting and retention. If you missed the first post on becoming a food & beverage employer of choice, you can read it here. Today, we’re zeroing in […]
Baby Boomers are rapidly retiring from our workforce, including the food & beverage industry. So why is the average age of workers going up – and not down? For a number of reasons, people are remaining in the workforce longer than ever before. Increased longevity, shrunken retirement funds and a major recession have forced people […]
The virtual office idea came from a combination of technological innovation and the Information Age. It’s concept is an evolution of the executive suite, that posh area on the top floor of premier real estate where the CEO and other top company leaders have offices. However, the inflexibility and cost of an executive suite lease doesn’t work for many business models and […]
According to a 2013 Employment Screening Benchmarking Report by HireRight, competition for experienced talent is a top hiring challenge for U.S. companies. Finding, retaining and developing quality talent was cited as the biggest business issue for 52 percent of the organizations surveyed. How will your food & beverage company address the talent challenges ahead? One […]
Never been one keen on using recruiters? We understand. Your food & beverage organization may have an exceptional screening process, sound selection strategies and a great team of employees to show for it. So why would you need a recruiter? Top food & beverage executives and professionals are getting harder (and harder) to find. Baby […]
These days, effectively interviewing food & beverage professionals can seem more like a game of chess than a question-and-answer session. On the one hand, you need to ask questions that help you break through a candidate’s interview facade – and see how well he thinks on his feet. On the other hand, it’s a job […]
Have you ever stopped to consider how central a job description is to effective food & beverage recruiting? A strong position description can: help you determine where to source the best candidates; provide accurate guidelines for determining the salary range; help you craft a more accurate job title; dramatically improve the quality of candidates who […]
Employees and managers dread performance reviews. Why? Because they’re often uncomfortable and fail to do what they’re supposed to do: improve performance. In fact, according to a large survey conducted by WorldatWork, 58% of organizations rated their performance management systems as “C Grade or below.” If you dread annual reviews and would like to improve […]
