One of the most important lessons to be learned in sales (and thus, also recruiting) is that you have to fully understand your target prospects if you … Read more
How NOT to Hire Tiger Woods!
A decade ago Fast Company magazine labeled me the “Michael Jordan of Recruiting” because I had successfully designed corporate recruiting … Read more
5 Keys to Hiring the Right Sales Manager
There are few decisions more critical for a company than the hiring of the leadership of their sales organization. Yet, few know how to do it well. Many … Read more
40 Questions You Should Be Able to Answer About Your Hiring Process
Before a job candidate becomes an employee, there are questions they should be asking you, their potential employer. Some are questions they’d … Read more
Increase Your Impact: Prioritize Recruiting on Revenue-Generating Positions
The primary goal of almost any business function is to coordinate activities in an effort to increase revenue or profit. If you look at business functions … Read more
Retention Problems Begin During the Hiring Process
In most organizations the recruiting function is entirely separate from the retention effort, yet the design of the hiring process has a dramatic and … Read more
Workforce Planning: Preparing For the Next Economic Downturn
One of the few certainties in life is that companies inevitably go through cycles of growth and downturns. Most business professionals understand these … Read more
How to Make a Good First Impression
This is a true story. Years ago, I interviewed for a job with a well-known, multi-billion-dollar global company. I was flown in the night before, and … Read more
Hiring the Best is a Team Sport Without Rules
Imagine you’re playing a sport that has a ball. Now imagine someone on your team purposely screwing up, like running the wrong way, giving the ball … Read more
Experience Without Performance is Doomed to Fail
In part one of this article we learned that selecting the right people for the right job is the most important talent-management decision you have to make. … Read more