7 Questions You Should be Asking Your Candidate’s References

By David Peterson, Managing Partner of Plastics and Flexible Packaging You spent time and energy to post the ad, sort through resumes, interview, and run a background check. Before making your final hiring decision, contact your candidate’s references to ask a series of qualifying questions.  A job applicant will cast themself in the best possible [...]

7 Questions You Should be Asking Your Candidate’s References2019-04-24T14:28:41-04:00

6 Tips to Coping with Stress at Work

May 9, 2018 By Christy Fox, Director of Marketing Stress in the workplace is extremely common and known to be a big challenge affecting employee engagement in many companies. Not only does stress impact engagement at work, but also productivity and overall health of employees. While a certain level of stress is expected with any [...]

6 Tips to Coping with Stress at Work2018-05-07T16:50:04-04:00

Ashley Gannon Interviews Steve Eglowstein, Director of Sales at IPL Plastics

Ashley Gannon, Executive Recruiter for Plastics and Flexible Packaging recently had the opportunity to interview Steve Eglowstein, Director of Sales at IPL Plastics. Mr. Eglowstein shared helpful insights regarding the plastics packaging industry, innovation, and leadership. Please tell us about yourself and your company, IPL Plastics. I have had over 15 years of Plastic Packaging [...]

Ashley Gannon Interviews Steve Eglowstein, Director of Sales at IPL Plastics2018-03-26T10:28:17-04:00

Salary History: What you can & can’t ask based on recent changes in laws across the country

November 14, 2017 Throughout the recruiting process, there are countless questions aimed towards finding out whether job candidates will be a fit for the company. A common topic recruiters and employers bring up when vetting jobseekers is salary. While this may have been the norm in the past, asking about previous pay history is now [...]

Salary History: What you can & can’t ask based on recent changes in laws across the country2018-01-18T13:58:33-05:00

Deposits and Withdraws

How to give as much as receive when interviewing passive candidates By Matthew Cohen, Practice Leader of Energy & Sustainability and HVAC/R May 3, 2017 When interviewing a candidate for a job, the goal is discovering as much information as possible in order to decide if the person we are interviewing is the right fit [...]

Deposits and Withdraws2018-01-18T14:09:25-05:00

Candidate Background Checks More Important Than Ever by Dan Charney, President, DRI

A significant number of job candidates falsify information on their resumes. Surprisingly, many applicants who fabricate their information still land the job. How is that possible? According to Neil Adelman, President of Safeguard, a comprehensive background screening company in Beachwood, Ohio, “About 50% of resumes contain incorrect information and many businesses either lack the proper [...]

Candidate Background Checks More Important Than Ever by Dan Charney, President, DRI2018-01-25T16:47:43-05:00