Interviewing sourcers is tricky, we’re all people, people. We made great first dates and knew how to engage in easy conversation. We have a sales outlook, … Read more
Open Letter to the CEO and CHRO: You’re Disconnected On Talent Priorities.
Dear Mr/s CEO and CHRO, I needed to send you this important note after reading all those McKinsey and Gartner “What are the CEO’s … Read more
To CEOs and CHROs: This Is What You Need to do If Talent Really Is a Priority
Dear CEO and CHRO, After years of reading those McKinsey and Gartner ‘what are the CEO’s priorities’ survey results, I felt I needed to send … Read more
An Interview Is Not a Test — Prep Candidates for Success
Why has the interview experience been set up to be like a pop quiz for the candidate with no real idea of how or why certain questions are important? We … Read more
Survey Says Job Seekers Are Mostly OK Engaging With Chatbots
Job seekers have had to endure the resume blackhole for decades, and it turns out that lack of response from a perspective employer has led to lowered … Read more
Let’s Get Serious: Culture Fit Matters
There’s a new trend afoot among the “thought leaders” bubbling up: culture fit doesn’t matter, it’s all about values. Focus … Read more
Ouch, 50% Of New Hires Fail! 6 Ugly Numbers Revealing Recruiting’s Dirty Little Secret
Large corporations have thousands of business processes, but I doubt that you’ve ever heard of a single process that has a 50 percent failure rate. So your … Read more
Predictive Analytics, Bias, and Interviewing
For centuries people have been captivated by the idea of predicting the future (and I’ll be offering my own predictions on the stage in a few days). … Read more
How to Assess Candidates With These Surprising Job Interview Questions
From a young age, I played baseball. It was something I loved to do, and it bled into many aspects of life, both then and now. For example, whenever my … Read more
Four Interviews That Will Improve Engagement and Retention
Jason didn’t impress Marcus from the outset of his initial job interview, but Marcus gave him a chance because he came from a trusted reference. Despite … Read more