Think your interview skills are top notch?  Do you find the best of the best–the perfect fit–every time?  Bet you have some tough questions in your arsenal….

Just for fun, here’s a collection of

15 Google Interview Questions That Will Make You Feel Stupid.

Go ahead, give them a try….

How did you do? Considering some of these questions for your next interview?

Maybe a better question is “Does it work?” Apparently, after years of honing the interview process, Google has discovered that its hiring practice is flawed. According to Peter Norvig, Google’s Director of Research:

“…one of the best indicators of success within the company was getting the worst possible score on one of your interviews.”   Read more…

Oops!  Maybe it’s time to review your hiring process.  Is it working for you?  Does it really matter if you new hire can tell you why manhole covers are round?  

From our library of articles:
How to Interview and Hire Top People Each and Every Time

No worries! At least now you know how many golf balls can fit in a school bus!

Congratulations to Sam Miller for being selected as the Volunteer Firefighter of the Year in Lancaster, NY.

Sam is one of the newest additions to the Haley Marketing team. He serves as a Director of Marketing Education, helping to teach our clients more about how marketing can be used to improve sales productivity and reduce recruiting costs. 

Prior to joining Haley Marketing, Sam spent 20 years in the staffing industry, working in Southern California and Upstate New York.  He has had a highly successful career as an Account Executive, Recruiter and Branch Manager.  Sam is also a former Chairman’s award winner with Robert Half.

Way to go Sam, we are very proud of you!

Haley Marketing Group has announced that six of their clients received 2009 VOICE Awards from the American Staffing Association.  The ASA Staffing VOICE Awards honor the vision, originality, innovation, creativity, and effectiveness of advertising, public relations, and publications in the staffing industry.

2009 VOICE award winners designed by Haley Marketing include:

•Clark Personnel Service: Direct Mail, Independent staffing firm
•Berks & Beyond Employment: Company Web Site, Independent staffing firm
•RealStreet Staffing: Company Web Site, Independent staffing firm
•QPS Companies: Company Web Site, National staffing firm
•PrideStaff: Company Newsletter, National staffing firm
•Professional Staffing Group (PSG): Other Advertising, Independent staffing firm

PSG’s outdoor advertising campaign also received the “Best In Show” award which is given out to the best single entry overall regardless of category.  2009 marks the fourth time in the past five years that a Haley Marketing client has won the prestigious “Best of Show” award.

“We are thrilled to have our clients recognized by the American Staffing Association for the quality of their marketing communications. It is a tribute to our designers but even more importantly to our clients who allow us to have the creative freedom to design this award winning work,” said David Searns, President Haley Marketing Group

For more information, contact Haley Marketing at 1.888.696.2900.

Industrial Insights

PrideStaff’s Industrial Insights newsletter is geared towards facility managers, supervisors and hiring authorities in manufacturing and distribution facilities. The core objective is to position PrideStaff as more than just a staffing services firm—but rather a complete workforce and logistics partner.

Each newsletter focuses on a core area of pain many manufacturing and distribution facilities face.  Each issue outlines problems and risks, and provides solutions that supervisors and managers can implement to minimize risk for their organizations.

Industrial Insights features both a printed version that can be mailed or dropped off and an email version.  Each issue aims to position PrideStaff as more than just a staffing provider, but rather a true workforce consultant.

New Door Opener Campaign: “Why Staffing Now?”

Why would someone use staffing services–especially in this economy?
This campaign highlights the true value of staffing services. From lowering overhead costs, to matching workforce levels to workload, to limiting legal liabilities; this campaign provides highly compelling reasons for using staffing services to solve strategic business challenges.

What’s Included:
3 5.5″x4.25″ fold over cards
3 Standard size postcards
4 Jumbo postcards

Contact us at 1-888-696-2900 for more information about this campaign.

In case you missed this article in the Wall Street Journal, Staffing Firms Await Upturn is a “must read” for all staffing companies owners. While the article talks about the nation’s unemployment rate nearing 10% and large international staffing companies’ earnings continuing to fall, it fails to mention the sectors that are thriving, like medical and IT.

The article also doesn’t mention the fact that many staffing companies have started to see an increase in business, especially smaller companies who are more agile and able to adjust to the current economic climate.

Here at Haley Marketing, we are celebrating the “Death of the Recession” with our clients as we hear more and more positive stories about their business successes. It just shows that even in a recession, businesses can prosper if they are doing the right things.

I know I know, Jenn already did a post about my son but bear with me, I’m a proud new papa and I want to show off!

If you didn’t see Jenn’s post, Eli Henry Graczyk Faso was born on Saturday October 3rd at 4:39 PM.  He was 7 pounds 8 ounces at birth and has been growing nicely.  Mommy and baby have both been doing great, and fatherhood has been as exciting and enriching as everyone told me that it was going to be.

I want to thank everyone at Haley and my clients for all their support and well wishes in this joyous time for our family.

And now on to the good stuff, here’s a couple pictures of the little man.

Haley Marketing is hiring again. This time we have a need for a Project Coordinator.

Using our HMG Job Board, we posted the position to our website. The HMG Job Board seamlessly integrates with our website and facilitates the distribution of job posts throughout the web.

Our Project Coordinator position has now been fed to Simply Hired, Indeed, Google Base, etc. without any manual work. Interested job seekers who see the post are directed back to our website where the HMG Job Board allows them to apply online for the position. They can also save searches, and sign up for emails alerting them of new positions as they are posted.

The HMG Job Board also integrates with most ATS systems like Bullhorn, eEmpACT, COATS, ABD Ultra-Staff, etc. The integration allows for automatic posting of jobs from the ATS and pushing applications back into the ATS.

Using the HMG Job Board has streamlined our hiring process and it can help you fill orders with highly qualified candidates faster. Take a look and contact us if you need to add a feature-rich job board to your website.

Gotta run, our next interview for the Project Coordinator position is in 15 minutes….

We’re thrilled to announce that Samuel Miller has joined the Haley Marketing team as a Director of Marketing Education.  In this role, Sam will help staffing executives to:

• Understand the role and value of marketing
• Define clear points of differentiation
• Find effective ways to integrate sales and marketing
• Develop an implement appropriate marketing strategies

Sam is a seasoned staffing professional with more than 20 years of experience working for both large and small staffing firms.  Over his career, Sam has been a highly successful sales professional, executive recruiter, and branch manager.  He was a former Chairman’s Club award winner with Robert Half.

If you would like Sam’s input on your sales & marketing efforts, contact him at smiller@haleymarketing.com.

EGW Website

EGW Personnel was faced with an interesting challenge.  Their previous website developer had unfortunately gone out of business–and their website subsequently disappeared without warning.  While this wasn’t ideal, it presented EGW Personnel with the chance to refocus and strengthen their online presence.  The new website provides a very open and contemporary feel.  The navigation was streamlined to address their two key audiences:  Companies looking for “Good People” and people looking for “Good Jobs”.  The new website also features Haley Marketing’s Job Board which allows candidates to easily search through open positions by a number of categories and apply online to specific job openings.

http://www.egwpersonnel.com/

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