I’m just a recruiter, not some Ph.D., OD guru, or stat-type, but over the years I’ve developed a theory about interviewing that seems to work 84.27% of … Read more
Fun Friday: Bizarre Interview Questions
Do you have clients who ask crazy questions when interviewing your candidates? Here’s a link to a post highlighting some of the most bizarre … Read more
Change Your Hiring Manager’s POV to Eliminate 50% of All Hiring Errors and Have a Happy Holiday Season
I have a brilliant nephew — Harvard grad, etc., — who is, shall we say, a bit left of center. He has an executive position in the California … Read more
Prepping Candidates and Taming Hiring Managers
Most candidates — even high-level executives — need to be prepped before the interview. The reason for this is obvious: they all think they’re great … Read more
Prepping Candidates and Taming Hiring Managers
Most candidates — even high-level executives — need to be prepped before the interview. The reason for this is obvious: they all think they’re … Read more
When Should Salary Be Discussed?
In a recent discussion, an unemployed job-seeker shared that she had been on five interviews and was certain that she wasn’t offered a few positions … Read more
The Cost of a Bad Hire: How to Actually Do Something About it
John Sullivan wrote about the cost of a bad hire. Reading through the list, I thought it was extremely comprehensive … someone must have done their … Read more
Uncovering Test Secrets, Part 2
Validation can get squirrelly fast. Without first conducting a legitimate job analysis and choosing a legitimate hiring test, there is no need to go any … Read more
Uncovering Test Secrets, Part 1
This might seem like a no-brainer, but many tests used for selection/promotion have no validity. In lay terms, the scores predict absolutely nothing! Not … Read more
Authenticity: Assessing Whether Your Recruiting Messages Are Effective (Part 2 of 2)
There can be no doubt that the phenomenal growth of social media is forcing recruiters and organizations’ recruiting to become more authentic in … Read more