It’s important to segregate problems associated with implementing a systematic approach for hiring top talent into two different groups. The first … Read more
The Halo Effect: The Tall People Are Coming for You and Your Gut Feeling
“Well, Beth, I just don’t know. I just didn’t get that gut feeling about the candidate,” the hiring manager said. I teach … Read more
Isn’t It Time for HR to Become a Strategic Partner? Here’s How!
In his book, Only the Paranoid Survive, Intel’s Andrew Grove describes the importance of “strategic inflection points” as both historical … Read more
Hiring Managers Are Often Their Own Worst Enemies
Being in the job-skill testing business, I see many organizations engaging in self-destructive employment behavior. There are always small groups of hiring … Read more
Become Famous! Make Hiring Top Talent a Systematic Business Process
No one would disagree that hiring top people needs to become a more consistent and systematic business process. Too much time is wasted by too many … Read more
A Look Back at 2004 (Yes, 2004) From a CEO’s Perspective
To: The Recruiting Department From: The CEO Date: 1/1/2005 I am immensely proud of the work done in 2004 by each and every member of our company’s … Read more
Getting the Most out of Exit Interviews
All too often, exit interviews only provide a format for dumping bad feelings, when they should be an opportunity to gather the most honest feedback an … Read more
Ask, Don’t Tell: The Key to Behavioral Interviewing Success
Now through the end of the year, ERE will be re-running some of the most popular articles from 2003. This article was originally published on June 2, 2003. … Read more
HR’s Dirty Little Secret: Nobody Is Reading Resumes
Now through the end of the year, ERE will be re-running some of the most popular articles from 2003. This article was originally published on June 2, 2003. … Read more
Magical Hiring Formula: Just Measure These Three Core Traits
Based on surveys and operational reviews we’ve conducted over these past 10 years, it appears that there is one common hiring mistake which just … Read more