10. Failing to create a job description How can you hire the best person for the job if you haven’t defined what “the best” is? In addition to listing … Read more
Reduce Interview Risk With This Checklist for Clients and Candidates
Note: This is the second part of a three part series on search management. In part one, Joe Ankus detailed the questions you need answered by clients and … Read more
The ABC’s Of Interviewing To Find Candidates Who Will Earn You Five-Figure Fees
One of my most popular works is The Complete Q&A Job Interview Book. This is because it’s based on the premise that interviewing is nothing more … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Getting Applicants to Talk Truthfully About Tough Topics
People have a propensity to meet our expectations, so make sure you tell interviewees that you expect the truth. When you do this, you change their … Read more
The Big Benefits Your Organization Gets From Collaborative Hiring
For hundreds of years, managers have owned the hiring process. However, as more companies learn the benefits of shifting away from top-down decision-making … Read more
Want to Hire the Best? You Need Some “Jealous Girlfriend” Interview Questions
About a year ago, Forbes had an article — Top Executive Recruiters Agree There Are Only Three True Job Interview Questions — that shared the … Read more
Collaborative Hiring — the Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Switch to It
For hundreds of years, managers have owned the hiring process. However, as more firms learn the benefits of shifting away from top-down decision-making and … Read more
The Psychology of Hiring: Liking Someone Doesn’t Predict a Good Hire
News flash: Hiring managers are human. Just like all people, they’re prone to misjudgment because of internal biases and being influenced by emotions and … Read more
Here’s Why Incumbents Shouldn’t Hire Their Replacements – Period
The other day I had a phone interview with a potential employer about a part-time position, and the employer told me the incumbent was “very interested” in … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Is What You Heard What the Job Candidate Really Meant?
“I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I’m not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.” ? author Robert McCloskey … Read more