The last three articles in this series outlined a few personality assessment basics, as well as a sales example and a call center example. This article … Read more
Recruiting is Marketing (and Other Dumb Ideas on Finding Top Employees)
In a recent article I made the contention that too much time and effort is wasted finding top candidates, when the real focus should be on finding top … Read more
Incorporating “Personality” into the Hiring Process, Part 3: Call-Center Candidates
The last two articles outlined a few personality basics and sales examples. This article will discuss call center types. Why Not Use a DISC, MBTI or other … Read more
OFCCP, EEOC, and Internet Applicants
In a previous article, I discussed the EEOC’s proposed definition of an Internet applicant. What you may not have known is that around the same time, … Read more
4X4: A New Take on What It Takes to Become a Great Recruiter
[Note: Many of you have recently signed up for our free August 2003 online semi-sourcing course. Since that happened last August ó it was an old … Read more
Your Future: Embracing the Strategic Inflection Point
Andrew Grove (author of Only the Paranoid Survive) defines a strategic inflection point as a changing of the rules of the game resulting in a massive shift … Read more
Incorporating “Personality” into the Hiring Process, Part 2
My last article, Part 1 of this series, outlined a few basics on personality traits directly related to job fit and job performance. Now we’ll move … Read more
If Hiring Is #1, Workforce Planning Must Be #2
The following are the results of a survey taken by over 100 hiring managers and 200 recruiters. How would you have answered the questions? After you read … Read more
Incorporating “Personality” Into the Hiring Process
Before we start, I want to emphasize that there is no generally accepted definition of personality among professionals. Since nature abhors a vacuum, … Read more
10 Ways to Avoid Paying Search Fees
The easy performance improvements are over. As the hiring market recovers, corporate recruiting departments will be called upon to handle more work with … Read more