Changing appearance for interviews is common — but equally common among different demographics. Read more
Don’t Hire Candidates You Can’t Motivate
There are five major motivations that drive people at work. It’s important to identify which motivation fits which role — and then figure out a candidates’ … Read more
ChatGPT Falls Short During Candidate Assessment
Research shows that when new hires don’t pan out, 89% of the time, the causes are attitudinal, not technical. In other words, candidates generally … Read more
How to Test If Your Interview Process Is a Nightmare
Perhaps you’ve seen the recent Vox article filled with real-life stories of nightmare hiring processes. The painful stories range from two-month-long … Read more
The Interview Question to Hire for an Entrepreneurial Culture
Business articles are replete with admonitions for companies to embrace a more entrepreneurial culture. Move faster, innovate more, and disband … Read more
3 Questions to Measure Quality of Hire
Which managers in your company hire the best employees? Which could use some extra coaching and training? While I’m sure you have a gut sense as to which … Read more
Ageism Continues to Creep Into Hiring
The first time I ever experienced ageism was during a panel interview. I was one of the interviewers sitting in that big conference room after the … Read more
Is a Video Interview an Interview If It’s Asynchronous?
I’ve spent the better part of the last 15 years working at fast-growing companies building out talent acquisition teams. I’ve seen a lot of new-fangled … Read more
Spotting Toxic Employees in Job Interviews
The hiring research has long been clear that most new hires don’t fail for lack of skills; attitude is the overwhelming cause. Sometimes, attitude … Read more
New Research Into Hiring Habits of Middle Managers Reveals “Dumb” Preferences
It’s a popular sentiment that great leaders should (and do) hire people who are smarter than they are. That admonition has been espoused, in myriad … Read more
Recruiting’s Dirty Secret: Managers Don’t Want to Hire Innovators
Plenty of companies say they want to hire innovative and creative people, but is that really true? Sure, innovation sounds fantastic, but true innovators … Read more
The Challenge of Hiring for Teamwork
Teamwork is one of the most important competitive advantages for every organization, especially in a remote/hybrid work environment. At a time when … Read more
The Persistence of the Worst Interview Question
What’s the most common interview question asked by the hiring managers at your company? If your organization is like most, it’s “Tell me about yourself.” … Read more
How Honest Should Recruiters Be?
One of the realities of being a recruiter is that at some point in your career, you are going to work somewhere that hiring conditions are less than ideal. … Read more
Use This Interview Question When Hiring for a Social Culture
It’s a truism that companies should hire candidates who are best suited to fit their culture. For example, if you hire an ambitious individualist to … Read more
What’s New and Fresh in the Candidate Experience? Absolutely Nothing
As the leader of Talent Board and the Candidate Experience Awards, I’m often asked about the evolution of the candidate experience. What has changed in the … Read more
Do People Join Companies or Do They Join Managers?
We’ve all heard some version of the expression that people join a company but quit a manager. But is that always true? Could you imagine a situation … Read more
New Research Uncovers the Precarious State of Interviewing
The talent shortage, new business pressures, and the uncertainty of remote work are forcing companies to rethink the inefficiencies and hidden costs of … Read more
Culture vs Skills: Which Screening Should Come First?
Biases abound in hiring (including racial, gender, age, etc.). But the least discussed, and arguably most insidious, bias is managers thinking that as long … Read more
The Best Way to Assess Whether You’re Asking Useless Interview Questions
A key purpose of interview questions is to differentiate between great and poor candidates. In other words, if you go through a series of interviews and … Read more