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
Hiring Wisdom: How to Hire a Real Turkey (aka, a Recipe for Disaster)
(Serves as many as are willing to risk it.) Ingredients: Put a “Now Hiring” sign out front and conduct gut-instinct interviews with everyone who walks in. … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: The Top 10 Interviewing Mistakes
The best candidates are well-prepared for the interview. They’ve studied, they’ve researched, they’ve rehearsed. How about you? Are you ready to make the … Read more
Ridiculist: More Silly Recruiting Ideas
I owe the term “Riduculist” to Anderson Cooper. Every so often he discusses something so silly it defies explanation. This article deals with an email … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Devil or Angel? Don’t Look at Candidates That Way
It is human nature to look for like-minded others who share our values and opinions, but it’s in your best interest to curb this tendency when evaluating … Read more
Interview Questions for Veterans
When interviewing a former service member, your goal is to understand the various roles, responsibilities, skills, and experience the candidate has … Read more
The Art of Negotiation – Prepare for Battle
Since 2008 we have seen businesses fail, jobs lost, inventories cut, marketing budgets slashed, and lots of markdowns. Over the past year however, life has … Read more