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3 Things to Be Scared of During Your Job Search

Being that it is Fall and the spookiness of Halloween comes along with it, there can be nothing scarier than beginning the hunt for your new or next career move.

Why We Should Not Skip the Process of Delivering Negative Feedback to Candidates

For recruiters an interview is routine but for a candidate it’s potentially a life-changing event. Interviewer feedback is therefore very important. The worst time for a candidate is the waiting period, especially when they are very keen about a...

How Front End Developers can stand out

As a recruiter, entering the big world of Front End Development can be a little overwhelming and confusing. Does it require candidates to actually be able to do some development (or programming)?  Or are we talking about Design, User Experience, or...

Top mistakes candidates make in an interview

They don’t research the company

How to answer the toughest interview question

I believe most people can come to a general consensus that looking for a new job is not something anyone likes to do, and is usually done out of necessity. But there may be better opportunities awaiting us at a different company. Interviewing is...

Bulletproof interview structure [VIDEO]

There are many different interview structures, and some variations are better than others. After thousands of our own interviews at Hub, we have found the most effective structure that we use dozens of times a day. We have found success through this...

A recruiting horror story

The glorious world of recruiting comes with its ups and downs. Sometimes we find the purple squirrel, the mystical creature who lives deep in the depths of the hidden forrest and matches what our client wants to a tee. Before finding the squirrel we...

The most important question during an interview

At Hub, we have perfected an interview structure that we use daily, and have used for thousands of interviews over the years. Whether it’s the final round interview, or the preliminary phone screen, the interviewer usually starts with the same...

Top 5 mistakes made by employers in the interview process

Hiring the wrong person is a situation that every organization tires to avoid because its wastes your time, money and productivity.  Probably the most challenging part of the hiring process, and the area most susceptible to error, is the interview...

Phone Interviews: Dos and Don'ts

Phone interviews have become increasingly important in today’s hiring process. The preliminary phone interview helps the interviewer understand more about the candidate before committing to an in-person and in-depth round. It is essential to do well...