A large number of readers recently rushed in to confirm that military hires were “slam-dunk” employees. Almost every story was backed with a … Read more
Learn to Defend Your Candidate from the Competition and Dumb Decisions
The demand for top people has exploded. Part of this is due to demographics, a strong economy, and a widening gap between those with high-demand skills and … Read more
Why Generation Y Hates You
With Generation Y so adept in this era of instant and ubiquitous communications, recruiters need to be cognizant that one bad impression made to one person … Read more
Drillin’ Down Deep at Cingular Wireless
Peter Cappelli’s not losing sleep over the aging workforce, but Cingular Wireless is a little short on shut-eye. Cindy Mayer, the company’s … Read more
Improving Interviews: Educating Managers and Assessing Alternative Competencies (Part 4 of 4)
If you want to avoid many of the interview errors that have been outlined in the previous three installments in this series, it’s important that you … Read more
Improving Interviews: Changing the Timing and Adding a Sales Component (Part 3 of 4)
In previous articles, I highlighted what’s wrong with interviews, some alternatives to supplement interviews, and pre-planning steps to improve the … Read more
Improving Interviews and the Candidate Selection Process (Part 2 of 4)
To improve upon the generally weak results obtained from traditional interviews, consider the suggestions presented here, which revolve around interview … Read more
Improving Interviews and the Candidate Selection Process (Part 1 of 4)
Most selection processes cannot accurately predict probability of performance. In most cases, the process relies solely upon three basic elements, and each … Read more
Interviews: Is it Time to Blow Them Up? (Part 2 in a 2-Part Series)
Last week I started this series by asking why organizations continue to use interviews as the primary means of assessment, given that they stink as a … Read more
Interviews: Is it Time to Blow Them Up? (Part 1 in a 2-Part Series)
I’ve always been curious as to why everyone continues to use interviews as a primary means of assessing candidates. Managers don’t like to do … Read more