Recruiting is important at any firm, but it is super critical at startup firms. This is because when you have thousands of employees, you can still get by … Read more
Video, MBAs, Training New Hires, and Social Media in the Roundup
Video screening; the most-preferred employers for MBAs; training new hires; thoughts on the labor market; and screening with social media. And, of course, … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Should These Interview Blunders be Deal Breakers?
The percentage of hiring managers who say the following applicant behaviors/characteristics would be a “major problem or deal breaker” during the … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: How to Become a Better Interviewer
When was the last time you had someone evaluate your interviewing process? It’s the best way to improve your skills and make better hiring decisions … Read more
Video Interviewing: Is It Time to Make It a Regular Part of Your Tool Kit?
You’ve whittled down your new employee options to just a handful of qualified resumes. Now it’s time to go through those resumes again to select only the … Read more
Dazzled By the Interview, You Might Lose That Fee If the Star Is A Narcissist
Narcissists do better in job interviews than the rest of us. And, if a recent study is any indication, they’re getting hired more often than the more … Read more
When It Comes to Interviewing, Are You as Smart as a Kindergartner?
Lately, a lot has been written about the trick questions sometimes used in the interview process. So, let’s have a little fun today. Try your luck on the … Read more
4 Strategies to Address the Coming War for Talent
Before we experienced the 2008 economic disaster, the phrase “war for talent” seemed to be overused by every corporate and agency recruiter I came in … Read more
Planet of the Apes: Narcissistic Behavior Allows Candidates to Ace Interviews
A recent study on what makes a person successful in a job interview found that narcissists do much better than non-narcissists. Apparently, the tendency to … Read more
It Takes a Village … to Interview Candidates for Our New Hospital
They say it takes a village to raise a child — a proverb that I have recently learned translates to recruiting physicians, clinicians, and … Read more