


Crafting an Interview Process That Makes a Lasting Impression
As an employer in today’s tight talent market, you can make a great first impression by standardizing your interview processes. An interview is your organization’s opportunity to showcase your mission, your team, and set the tone of what it would be like to work together.

Calm Candidates Give Better Interviews
Job interviews are stressful. Even in the best circumstances, they can be subjective. Can organizations make great hiring decisions without the best available data? Just think about it. Strangers judge a candidate’s fit based on off-the-cuff answers about a wide range of topics. The hiring

How to Frame Your Experience Advancing Racial Equity During Interviews
The majority of Good Insight’s clients are nonprofits that serve historically marginalized BIPOC communities. They seek out our services because of our commitment to anti-racism. By going beyond “diversity, equity, and inclusion” frameworks, the Good Insight approach aims to address systemic barriers to advancement for

People Over Process: Creating a Caring Hiring Culture
The Great Resignation is rebranding as the Great Reshuffle. According to Forbes, more than half of the 4.4 million workers who quit their jobs in February 2022 switched occupations or fields rather than left the workforce. But why are so many leaving their jobs in

Four Things We Wish Our Future Clients Knew
Nonprofit employers have never faced such a competitive labor market in recent history. What we’ve been calling the Great Resignation is apparently actually a Great Reshuffle, as workers are leaving their jobs for new opportunities in related or new fields. Recruiting the right talent is

Through the Eyes of a Recruiter: Avoiding Common Resume Mistakes
Your resume is your primary opportunity to showcase your skills to a potential employer. But did you know it takes a recruiter just 7 seconds to make up their minds about a candidate’s resume? Over my career in human resources, I have reviewed thousands of

Yesterday’s salaries won’t recruit and retain today’s BIPOC executives
Are the salaries you’re offering commensurate with the skills and expertise you want to attract? Recently, I received feedback from several BIPOC leaders that the salaries offered within the nonprofit sector are too low. During a recent discussion about potential candidates and networks to source

Through The Eyes Of A Recruiter – Improve Your Cover Letter
In a job market like today, candidates have many choices and opportunities. But let’s be honest, putting forward great application materials is still an important part of getting the job of your dreams. As Director of Talent, my job is to connect with great candidates

The “3 C’s” to Retaining and Attracting Great Employees
Employees are reassessing their workplace priorities — and employers should be ready to adapt if they wish to attract top talent. Two in five workers are currently considering a career change, according to a survey by Microsoft of 31,000 American workers, with Gallup reporting that