After watching over a hundred video interviews, I’ve come to believe they can replace the traditional phone screen, especially for positions with a high … Read more
Recruiting in the Purpose Economy
Purpose. It’s what employees and job candidates, particularly the millennial generation, want in their work. And it’s what companies need in … Read more
What Soft Skills Are
To some, soft skills are code for corporate culture; for others they are the emotional side of working well together as a team and being a team player. Yet … Read more
The Problem Might Not Be the Hiring Manager. It Might Be You.
Your talent acquisition team has been tasked with finding someone to fill a tough, high-profile, technical hiring need in engineering or science or … Read more
Worker Drug Test Positives Rise for First Time Since 2003
After a decade of slowly declining workplace drug test results, Quest Diagnostics said the trend reversed last year with more workers testing positive, … Read more
Experience Is Overrated — Arguments for Hiring Talented Individuals Without Perfect Credentials
Orville Wright did not have a pilot’s license –slogan used at Facebook to warn hiring managers not to overly focus on credentials I, the lead author, … Read more
What Does Your CEO Know About Talent Assessment?
Q: What does your CEOs know about talent assessment? A: Nothing and everything. Let me explain. Read more
Refusing to Hire Overqualified Candidates – a Myth That Can Hurt Your Firm
Imagine being assigned a physician and then purposely rejecting them solely because they were “overqualified” for your medical situation. Well that’s … Read more
Don’t Listen to the Naysayers — You Do Need Creatives
If you’re not a “creative,” you’ve probably been annoyed by a creative’s lack of organization or follow-through at some point. You may even be reveling in … Read more
Why Social Job Matching Will Replace Talent Assessment Tests
Talent assessment continues to grow as a legitimate business tool. Times have never been better for those who provide and use talent assessment solutions. … Read more