After 15 years in the career services, human resources, and candidate recruiting business, I have a pretty good “nose” for which candidates will get the … Read more
Bad Candidate Interviews: Maybe You’re Really the One At Fault
You may already have a laundry list of ”bad interviews.” The fit may not work or the candidate could turn out to be completely different than you thought … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: The Best Interview Question, and 3 More Good Ones
Many of our readers shared a version of the following as one of their favorite interview questions: “We are interviewing many people for this position. … Read more
HireVue Gets $25 Million to Help It Push the Boundaries of Video Recruiting
HireVue’s $25 million investment announced this morning comes from the legendary VC firm, Sequoia Capital, and earlier investors in the video … Read more
Learn to Identify the Qualities You Really Want in Your Next Hire
Many business leaders take a gut instinct approach to selecting talent. This means they know in their gut what they want their candidates to look like, but … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: New and Improved Interview Questions to Consider
Here is a great question, with a new twist. I have used this question in the past, but, for some reason, stopped. Recently though, I modified it a bit to … Read more
The World’s Toughest Interviews and How It All Started
You know what they say: The resume may get you the interview, but it’s the interview that will get you the job. And nowhere is that interview tougher … Read more
Like it or Not, You Are Testing Applicants (Part 2 of 2)
In Part 1, I explained that job skills walk around on two feet; past achievements are less important than the skills used to accomplish them; employers … Read more
When It Comes to Evaluating Candidates, Knowing Beats Guessing
Second of two parts If you want to learn whether HR is doing a good job screening candidates for critical job skills, ask the hiring manager. If he/she … Read more
Like it or Not, You Use Tests (Part 1 of 2)
Two comedians are talking… “Do you test applicants?” “We don’t use tests.” “Oh. You hire everyone who applies?” “No … just the ones who pass interviews.” … Read more