Talent Acquisition

Topics include: attracting employees, company branding, effective job postings, acquiring job candidates, interviewing, hiring practices, onboarding, employee referral programs, talent sourcing, the engagement cycle, and more.

Featured Talent Acquisition Guides

A hiring manager and recruiter discuss hiring manager vs. recruiter responsibilities.
Hiring Manager vs. Recruiter: How to Collaborate
This plan for divvying up hiring manager vs. recruiter responsibilities and working together effectively will help you recruit top talent. 
A candidate and hiring manager speak in a job interview.
4 Ways to Improve Your Recruitment Efforts
These strategies will help you improve your recruitment efforts so you're able to make a great impression and hire top talent faster.
Keeping your talent pipeline warm during a hiring freeze
When recruiting is your business, a hiring freeze is one of the worst things that can happen. But that doesn’t mean that your recruiting activity should be on hold. In fact, experts say that this is the perfect time to work on building and nurturing your talent pipeline.
Manager welcoming an unretired worker to the team.
How to Hire Unretired Workers
Here are the main benefits of hiring and onboarding unretired workers—those returning to the workforce—and how to recruit them.
How to Recruit Medical Staff
Whether you operate a doctor office or a dental office, learning how to recruit medical staff is key to running a successful practice.
A team creates their employer branding.
How to Create an Employee Referral Program
Your employee referral program will help you reach more candidates and boost your employer brand, strengthening your company.

All Talent Acquisition Guides

7 ways to improve your recruitment emails
Email is still an effective way for reaching candidates, but there is plenty of room for error. Check out 7 tips for improving your recruitment emails at Monster.com
Why your company needs mobile friendly job applications
We do everything, including job hunting, on our phones. Learn why and how to improve your mobile friendly job applications at Monster.com.
Truck Driver Recruiting: Challenges and Opportunities
Truck driver recruiting challenges include an aging workforce and an often-maligned image, but there are opportunities if you have the right strategy.
Technology Hiring: Recruiting Resources

These resources will help you find and attract the IT talent that will help keep your business thriving.

Recruiting For Retail: 5 Tips
Due to higher-than-average turnover rates and relatively low wages, recruiting for retail can be challenging. We'll help you solve them.
Hiring for Retail: How to Source and Interview Candidates
Hiring for retail work is not as simple as it may seem. These sourcing and interviewing techniques will help you find top retail candidates.
Truck Driver Hiring: How to Hire Truck Drivers in Your Area
Truck driver hiring, especially locally, can be a challenge. Here are a few ways to multiply your efforts and find the specific skills you need.
How to Source and Interview Local Truck Drivers

Trucking, once a male-dominated industry, is changing. Savvy employers are turning to new sources to recruit drivers.

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OTR truck driver interview questions and sourcing tips
Facing a shortage of truck drivers, recruiters need resources. These truck driver interview questions and sourcing ideas from Monster.com can help.
How to Source and Interview Retail Sales Representatives

Look for people who like selling and people who like people…not people who are already technical experts in the product.

Hiring for Over the Road Trucking: 5 Tips
Follow these best practices, including effective resume screening and background checks, to help you grow your over the road trucking team.
How to Hire a Retail Sales Representative: Job Skills
Understanding how to hire a retail sales representative involves knowing what you need, assessing people skills, and making sure you retain your top talent.
How to Hire a Forklift Operator: Job Skills
When determining how to hire a forklift operator, there are key skills to screen. Learn more about these skills -- and how to find them in your candidates.
Top Seven IT Recruitment Challenges
You will need to understand these seven top IT recruitment challenges if you hope to staff up your tech department with top talent.
How to Source and Interview Web Developers

Are you looking to hire a web developer? These tips will help you to successfully source and interview top IT talent.

IT Manager Interview Questions
These IT manager interview questions can help you acquire a detailed job-profile of candidates and identify the right person to manage your IT team.