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
What I Learned About Assessments From a Human Resources Technology Conference
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