For those who love technology and value it as an essential asset to the people side of business strategy, a conference held this near in Las Vegas, the HR … Read more
6 Reasons Why Overachievers Frequently Under-deliver
As a fresh crop of recent college graduates hits the job market, big hiring enterprises are out to harvest the cream of the crop. Summa cum laud graduates … Read more
Learn to Identify the Qualities You Really Want in Your Next Hire
Many business leaders take a gut instinct approach to selecting talent. This means they know in their gut what they want their candidates to look like, but … Read more
Like it or Not, You Are Testing Applicants (Part 2 of 2)
In Part 1, I explained that job skills walk around on two feet; past achievements are less important than the skills used to accomplish them; employers … Read more
Like it or Not, You Use Tests (Part 1 of 2)
Two comedians are talking… “Do you test applicants?” “We don’t use tests.” “Oh. You hire everyone who applies?” “No … just the ones who pass interviews.” … Read more
Flunking the Test: Demystifying Pre-Employment Testing
The sad truth is, in the pursuit of money, needing a job and fear of failure, people create false resumes and falsify information when they go to an … Read more
Hackathons Are Today’s Most Powerful Recruiting Tool
The secret weapon in tech recruiting today is the hackathon. Most notably on college campuses the mega-hackathon has emerged as the top event for sourcing … Read more
The New College-grad Test Is Better Than GPA, But Proceed With Caution
As long as I have been in business, hiring managers have been trying to pin a magic number on job candidates in the hope it will indicate future job … Read more
What’s a Degree Worth? A New Test Will Help Employers Know What a Graduate Has Learned
Is a degree from Harvard worth more than one from Oklahoma State? By how much? A year at Harvard costs $52,650 versus about $9,000 at OSU. So is a graduate … Read more
The Top 10 Best Approaches for Winning The ‘War For College Talent’
College recruiting has been in the doldrums during most of the economic downturn, and as a result there have been few strategic changes in it, even though … Read more