In Part 1, we discussed the role of personality testing in hiring by taking the best from each of two theories of job performance and combining them into a … Read more
To Be or Not To Be: Personality and Job Performance
Personality and job performance are often very misunderstood. For one thing, there is a tendency to look at personality and make assumptions about job … Read more
Best-in-Class Hiring: Blue-Collar Workers
Blue-Collar Employees A few years ago, the blue-collar employee could be seen carrying a lunch bucket to work where he or she would spend long hours doing … Read more
Best-in-Class Hiring: Customer Contact People
The Customer Contact Position No one gets “hammered” more than the customer contact person. Customer service can be either outbound or inbound, … Read more
Best-in-Class Hiring: Salespeople
The Sales Position Salespeople are the “life’s blood of the organization.” Hire a poor salesperson and you can lose market share, fail to … Read more
Best-in-Class Hiring: Front-Line and Mid-level Managers
In Part 1 of this article series, we discussed simplified hiring systems and a few good hiring tools. In Part 2, we discussed hiring better technical … Read more
How To Improve Your Candidate Offers
The top reasons why candidates reject offers? If you do an in-depth study of rejections, you will find some interesting facts. It might surprise you that … Read more
Best-in-Class Hiring: The Tech Professional
In Part 1, we discussed how to simplify hiring systems and use a few good hiring tools to reduce hiring mistakes. Although they have been around for … Read more
Why Candidates Reject Offers (And How To Put a Stop It)
Managers and recruiters are too tolerant when a candidate rejects an offer. It’s typical for managers to blame the recruiter, the compensation … Read more
Best-In-Class Hiring, Part 1
Hire the best! Put people with the right skills in the right jobs! Reduce turnover by increasing job satisfaction! Reduce hiring mistakes using one best … Read more