Managers and recruiters often complain that they only see bland candidates. They say they’re desperate to hire innovative people, but that they just … Read more
How You Present Candidates Matters
As many of you know, I advocate a Six Sigma process methodology for hiring. This requires formal processes, procedures, and metrics at each step in the … Read more
One-Test Wonders: “Single Assessment” Solutions
Over the past few years, we’ve spent a lot of time assisting many different types of organizations select and deploy a variety of staffing assessment … Read more
Hiring To Hurt: How It’s Done (Part 2)
As we saw in Part 1 of this two-part article series, many HR professionals in general ó and recruiters in particular ó act as though they are … Read more
Using Metrics to Create a Six Sigma Hiring Process
If everybody does what everybody else does, it’s a safe bet to predict that everybody will get average results. The key to success is to do something … Read more
A Letter to Hiring Managers: How To Make Sure You Always Hire the Best
Dear Hiring Manager: You probably only hire a handful of people each year, and the recruiter assigned to your team has always done a reasonable job at … Read more
Do You Pass the Test?
It’s a funny thing, but everyone and their brother seems to think that developing a test is easy. Just put a few people in a room, brainstorm … Read more
Hire To Hurt: A High-Impact Recruiting Strategy
The world of business is highly competitive. Firms frequently introduce new products or run attack ads with the specific intention to hurt their direct … Read more
Using the One-Question Behavioral Interview
A while back, I introduced the best one-question behavioral interview of all time (although I’m often accused of using hyperbole, this wasn’t … Read more
HR’s Dirty Little Secret: Nobody Is Reading Resumes
Many major firms have experienced layoffs or implemented hiring freezes, and unemployment rates have crept higher and higher. Everywhere you go it seems … Read more