In case you didn’t hear about it, college football powerhouse Alabama recently offered a scholarship to eighth-grade football player Dylan Moses and … Read more
Moneyball and Recruiting: The Future of Hiring or Pie in the Sky?
Moneyball is getting to be the new buzzword in recruiting. We’re supposedly on the cusp of a data-driven revolution in hiring. And it seems one is sorely … Read more
I Filled a Job You Didn’t Know You Had
OK, so you’re a hiring manager, and you’ve just arrived at the office, grabbed your coffee, and opened up your email inbox. There — in boldfaced … Read more
Hiring Employees Who Are ‘Customer-Ready’
The Age of the Customer is the title and the focus of Jim Blasingame’s new book. I like the tagline even more — Prepare For The Moment of Relevance. … Read more
This Is Not a Test — It’s the Future! Talent Assessment Trends for 2014
“Know what’s weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change, but pretty soon … everything’s different.” — Calvin from … Read more
Judging the Voice: The Reality of Phone Interview Bias
What do you have in common with Cee Lo Green, Christina Aguilera, Blake Sheldon, and Adam Levine? If you spend time searching for top talent, quite a lot! … Read more
‘Only Some People Are Talented’
This is what an employee of a client of mine said to me this week. He continued, “And we should only hire the talented people.” This is worthy … Read more
To Hire Well, First Define What You Need
A friend of my neighbor manages a call center. He has had, as he puts it, the worst luck in finding people who both do a good job and stay. I asked how he … Read more
Why Your Recruiting Needs to Go Mobile and How to Do It
If I were looking for a job and searched one at for your company on my mobile phone, what would I find? If you are like most firms, I will find a site … Read more
NFL Highlighting How ‘Problem Generators’ Affect These 5 Components of Your Business
Football, and in particular the NFL, is a big part of my life. Not only do I enjoy the game and all it has personally done for me, I enjoy all the lessons … Read more