In early 2012, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Office of Legal Counsel issued updated guidance regarding the handling of criminal history … Read more
Making an Offer That Sticks: When Negotiations Hit a Fork in the Road
Last of three parts In Parts I and II of Making an Offer That Sticks (see Are You Really Ready to Hire? and Are You Prepared to Sell the Job?, I covered … Read more
Making An Offer That Sticks: Are You Prepared To Sell the Job?
Second of three parts Attracting talented leadership to the executive suite is singularly vital to your company’s positive upward growth. The competition … Read more
Hires That Will Transform Your Company
You have staffed your team with all the right people: they graduated from top universities, worked at leading companies, stayed at each company the … Read more
Making An Offer That Sticks: Are You Really Ready to Hire?
First of three parts Attracting talented leadership to the senior ranks is essential to any company’s ability to execute a long term strategy and … Read more
Developing World Is Hiring, But Sluggish Job Growth in Largest Economies
More than half the employers in three of the four of the world’s biggest developing nation economies say they’ll be adding staff in 2013, a marked contrast … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: When They Don’t Know What to Do, What Do They Do?
When we ask job applicants what they do when they don’t know what to do, we learn a lot about these potential employees. To find out, ask them questions … Read more
Weekly Wrap: When Some Oddball Interview Questions Aren’t So Odd
I’ve been dealing with stupid and idiotic interview questions for a very, very long time. It’s been more than 25 years since I heard a City … Read more
5 Things My Vacation Can Teach You About the Candidate Experience
I recently took a cruise on Royal Caribbean with my girlfriend. It got me thinking about the services we provide as HR and agency recruiters. Some of these … Read more
The Worst Recruiting Mistakes
Late last year, I checked with my recruiting friends (yes, I still have a few left) and colleagues as to what they thought were the worst recruiting … Read more