Just about all of us are familiar with Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Abraham Maslow was a mid-20th century psychologist who studied the behavior of … Read more
Hire Like Google … Or Should You?
Sometimes I’m asked about the graphic of sheep on my website. Sheep will follow other sheep — regardless of the danger — and the flash … Read more
Top 10 Guidelines for Social Media Background Checks
A recent survey reported that nearly half of all employers conduct social media background checks on job candidates. This practice has included requiring … Read more
5 More Ways That Job Applicants Try to Game the System
Editor’s Note: Yesterday, we published the Top 5 ways that some applicants try to “game” the system and get around pre-employment … Read more
Part Your Hair on the Right — We Have a Roundup
Stress, hair parts, offer rejections, Groupon’s job seekers, background checking, and disabilities — we weigh in on all of them in … Read more
Applicants Do the Darndest Things: 5 Ways They Try to Game the System
Over the years, we here at EmployeeScreenIQ have seen our fair share of deceptions from job applicants, and we’re guessing you have, too (our personal … Read more
Digging Deeper: How to Make Sure You Can Identify and Hire “A” Players
In the job search today, there is a lot of “fluff,” meaning it is sometimes difficult for HR managers and recruiters to see through the elaborate words on … Read more
Survey: Half of All Job Applicants Say They Never Got a Response Back
You’ve written a compelling job ad that hits all the hot points. You’ve distributed it widely. You’ve even managed to get it high up on search results … Read more
When Applicants Hear Nothing, They Talk and You Get Hurt
You’ve written a compelling job ad that hits all the hot points. You’ve distributed it widely. You’ve even managed to get it high up on … Read more
Are You Losing Potential Stars by “Burying the Lead” in Your Recruiting?
Don’t “bury the lead” in first-stage recruiting; you may lose potential stars. Your company may be limiting its recruiting success by not articulating … Read more