By Eric B. Meyer HBO Go may just be the best app ever. Over the past two weeks, I’ve gotten current on Entourage and Game of Thrones, and begun … Read more
The Art of Performing Technical Screening
Kerri, a senior technical recruiter with eleven years’ experience, has noticed that slowly but surely the requirements for the regular .NET developer and … Read more
Definition by Elimination: Deconstructing the Candidate Experience
Last year, I took in a presentation led by the head of talent acquisition at one of America’s largest spirits and wine companies. In the presentation, we … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Do You Screen Applicants In or Out?
Most interviewers start the screening process when they already have a number of applications or resumes on hand, and first look for reasons to eliminate … Read more
The Interview Debrief Trap
If you want a job at Google or McKinsey, you’ll have to go through a rigorous process. This process often includes as many as 10 interviews, and requires … Read more
Are You a Technology Junkie?
There’s probably not a week (or maybe even a day) that goes by in which we don’t read about how technology will help you in your business, whether it be a … Read more
Candidates Say Tough Interviews Can Still Be Positive
Are you one of those recruiters who asks off-the-wall questions to see how the candidate reacts? Famously lampooned for it, Barbara Walters once asked … Read more
How Would You Fill Michael Scott’s Job?
Let’s say you as a recruiter just heard that Michael Scott’s position is now available. How would you fill this position? Who would you call to make first … Read more
PeopleAnswers Behavioral Onboarding Can Help New Hires Get Off to a Better Start
As important as the first days of a new job are to an employee, onboarding is the unglamorous stepchild of the hiring process. Paperwork has to be filled … Read more
Learning From Mistakes: Trying to Place Travis
The great major champion golfer Jack Nicklaus was renown for many things. One of the least notable, but most poignant, was his amazing knack for really … Read more