The hiring dilemma is real. As remote and hybrid work arrangements are becoming more popular daily, more companies are adapting to the trend and recruiting a mix of freelancers, part-timers, and full-time employees. 

Negative feedback can be uncomfortable to utter, but if poorly delivered, it can be damaging and unhelpful. While we have all been on the receiving end of criticism, it still proves to be difficult to give or take. 

Since 2005, many Malaysian companies have yet to employ foreign employees directly. Instead, recruitment services outsource foreign employees to businesses. A modification made in 2012 to the Employment Act of 1955 codified this outsourcing practice. 

Despite its name, “quiet quitters” don't actually leave the company, but they take a step back from their engagement as well as emotional investment in their jobs. After the video went viral, the rest was history. The phrase became mainstream and created a wave of quiet quitters around the world. 

Every interaction you have with a candidate, even if they are not yet an employee, impacts their perception of you and your image of the organization. Everything matters your timely messaging, your friendly, interactive demeanour, the time between stages, setting expectations, a whole shebang.

Workers are resigning numbers this year, making an already difficult post-pandemic season nearly unmanageable for HR. It's no longer just about finding new talent - which is challenging in this job market - but also about retaining the talent you have already.

There are two ways to recruit candidates, through the active recruiting approach, which is direct, or passive recruiting, which is more subtle

One of the reasons a reference check can feel ineffective is that many firms do not have a structure in place when requesting candidates to provide references.

These are the differences between full-time employees, part-timers and casual workers.

Try the following strategies when you are having trouble getting what you need during reference checks.