This research study summarized below concludes that good grooming offsets the pay disadvantage of being unattractive. How does it affect your perception … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Do You Hire For “Readiness?”
One of the great adages of hiring is: “We hire people for what they know and we fire them for who they are.” To do a better job of hiring, we need to focus … Read more
Eternally Stagnant Recruitment and Some Ideas to Overcome It
Recruiting never seems to change very much. As I have often written, even with computers, smart phones, cheap video, big bandwidth, and years of … Read more
The Best of The Fordyce Letter 2011, #1 — I “FIRED” My Candidate…and Still Closed $27k
Editor’s note: Brian Kevin Johnston’s article was the most popular article on The Fordyce Letter in 2011. It originally ran in March. I “fired” … Read more
Can You Get an Elephant Into a Refrigerator?
How would you get an elephant into a refrigerator? Think that’s an odd question? How about this one: What do you think of garden gnomes? Glassdoor … Read more
Recruiting’s Dirty Little Secrets — What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You
Two of the hottest topics in corporate recruiting today are the candidate experience and need for transparency. And although many corporations are making a … Read more
5 Candidate Cover Letter Strategies That Rock
Creating a compelling cover letter that will highlight your candidate’s expertise and entice hiring managers to make contact for an interview is a skill … Read more
Interviewing Hiring Managers Right the First Time
As recruiting and staffing professionals, we all need to be detailed and diligent when interviewing our hiring managers to ensure we are prepared for both … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Interviewing Is Simple – If You Know How to Do It Well
I admit it, a lot of the things I write and talk about are not my original stuff. In fact, many of the ideas don’t even come from other HR experts, but … Read more
Bridging the Disconnect Between Job Candidates and Hiring Managers
Editor’s note: The TLNT Radio show is a weekly podcast where we talk to the top minds in talent management. New episodes are posted here at TLNT every … Read more