Ron is the Founder and Managing Partner of Bell Falls Search. He has nearly 20 years of proven recruiting experience, and has built and managed high performing talent acquisition teams and processes. Ron’s key differentiator is that he has been an operator of multi-million dollar business units owning P/L management responsibility. He approaches all talent acquisition demands from the viewpoint of the business owner and is not afraid to ask tough questions, often challenging his clients to rethink many conventional wisdoms of recruiting.
Candidate Experience Part 3: Make the Offer Process Memorable This is Part 3 of our four-part series on how to create an excellent candidate experience. Read Part 1 and Part 2. Welcome to part three in our series about creating a memorable candidate experience. Benefits of completing this process include higher retention, increased employee satisfaction,…
Candidate Experience Part 2: Communication, Context, and Expectation Setting This is Part 2 of our four-part series on how to create an excellent candidate experience. Part 1 can be found here. The second and perhaps most critical step in a great candidate experience is communication. An effective candidate communication strategy includes many different aspects. These…
Candidate Experience Part 1: Develop a Team-Based Strategy Your company’s success depends on the quality of its Talent. But true Talent is in high demand, and you need to constantly differentiate your company from competitors so that you can hire and retain that top Talent. A great candidate experience is the best way to stand…
Interview Etiquette 101 – The Lost Art of Candidate Preparation Merriam Webster defines “The Lost Art” as something usually requiring some skill that not many people do any more. In today’s job market, there is simply no excuse for a candidate who does not prepare for an interview or follow-up afterward. With easy access to…
Assessments Are NOT Candidate Selection Tools In today’s competitive hiring environment, assessments are frequently used by companies to find the “right” talent for their business. These include behavioral, personality, and cognitive tests such as the Kolbe Index, DiSC Behavior Inventory, Culture Index, Predictive Index, and Myers-Briggs (just some of the dozens that exist) . Many…
Talent Selection: Core Values Are More Than Words You may think that the guiding light for your small company is your business plan. After all, you need to know what problem your customers have and how you’re solving it. A business plan on its own should help you recruit great talent, right? If it doesn’t…
Don’t Search for Unicorn Candidates You’re on the hunt for the perfect candidate. You wrote a job description that reads like a dream. You post it on your career site, LinkedIn and Indeed and…nothing happens. What went wrong? You probably fell victim to the classic mistake of searching for a unicorn candidate to join your…