Thus grief still treads upon the heels of pleasure; Married in haste, we may repent at leisure. —William Congreve, 1693 If you work from a job … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Insights Into Hiring First-Time Employees
Earlier this year, the Houston Chronicle ran an interview with a teen-ager on the subject of her first “real job.” Here are the highlights (a link to the … Read more
Vetting Your Prospect Using Behavioral Interview Techniques
The work we do with our clients begins with a focus on defining, in quantitative and qualitative terms, what constitutes success in the position. The … Read more
Recruiting is Not Selling — It’s Getting the Candidate to Sell You
(Note: this is an excerpt from my upcoming new book — The Essentials of Hiring and Getting Hired. It will be geared to recruiters, hiring managers, … Read more
4 Hazards of Group Interviews
Because I’ve written a book on hiring best practices (Hire Like You Just Beat Cancer), I receive emails out of the blue from executives considering a shift … Read more
4 Annoying Ways to Follow Up After an Interview
Jenny Foss (@JobJenny) had a good article over at Forbes recently — 4 Non-Annoying Ways to Follow Up After an Interview — where she gave some … Read more
Stop Doing Searches Over Again
I have three big recruiting rules I suggest every external and corporate recruiter follow if they want to make more placements with better candidates. … Read more
60 Interview Questions
(Editor’s note: With so many new ERE members coming on all the time, we thought that each week we’d republish one popular classic post. … Read more
Digging Deeper: How to Make Sure You Can Identify and Hire “A” Players
In the job search today, there is a lot of “fluff,” meaning it is sometimes difficult for HR managers and recruiters to see through the elaborate words on … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: 4 Things to Consider When You’re Ready to Hire
When you make the final hire/don’t hire decision, there are four (4) important things to consider: The results of testing should count for 30 percent; The … Read more