Prior to our last economic downturn in 2008, a company’s approach was — “What’s in it for us” and if a prospect didn’t meet those requirements, or … Read more
Proceed With Caution When Assessing Someone Using Social Media
There are many different new tools that allow an employer to try to measure someone’s personality using a job candidate’s social media … Read more
Settling for Your 2nd-Choice Candidate — The Most Expensive Mistake In Recruiting
This “think piece” is designed to call attention to the tremendous costs resulting from losing your first-choice candidate. “Settling for” a second-choice … Read more
Finding the Perfect Candidate Is More Than the Sum of a Scorecard
I’m not your typical writer for this website, in that I’m an employee, not a recruiter. Sometimes, however, it can be good to consider your practices from … Read more
Hire Them and Stop Trying to Find Something Better
No hire is better than an imperfect hire, right? I mean, the cost of hiring no one can’t be as much as the cost of hiring the wrong person, right? … Read more
Improve Candidate Experience and Engagement by Asking Better Questions
We all love to hear ourselves talk, and we appreciate when others listen to us. In interviews, we can use this to our advantage by asking better questions. … Read more
A Buddy Hiring Program Attracts, Retains, and Increases Productivity
Gallup research found that working with your best friend was a powerful motivating factor, so McDonald’s and the Army now have buddy hiring programs. … Read more
Sniffing Out Excellence When Hiring Salespeople
The average annual turnover in sales is 25 to 30 percent. That is the equivalent of hiring and training the entire sales organization every four years! How … Read more
Our Talent Acquisition Path at Intel, From Transactions to Relationships
Intel has been on a journey to rethink talent acquisition for the last two years. We started from a fundamental premise that the way talent acquisition in … Read more
What No One’s Saying About the Thank-you Controversy: It’s About Transparency
Recently an article written by Jessica Liebman,of Business Insider went viral and attracted a lot of attention. Liebman said there was one thing that … Read more
Ghosting — Prevent Candidates Who Accept Your Offer From Disappearing
Ghosting in business is getting worse. The Washington Post reports that there was a 10- 20 percent increase in ghosting over the past year. The Federal … Read more
How Marijuana Legalization Impacts Employers
Marijuana legalization is here. There’s just no other way to look at it. In 1999, only five states had legalized medical marijuana. Today that number … Read more
Find Out What Matters to Your Hiring Managers
It’s not just about the candidate. How’s your hiring manager experience? What do your hiring managers really want to know about a candidate before making a … Read more
Interviews Are Rooted in Lies. Here’s How to Stop Participating in the Deception
It has been said of some salespeople that you can easily spot when they’re lying — their lips are moving. Salespeople aren’t the only ones giving lip … Read more
Read People Better and Uncover the Truth in an Interview
We keep hearing about finding people who “don’t just have the skills, but also fit the culture.” I found someone who’s actually … Read more
Avoid Common Mistakes in Text-based Interviews
Many recruiters and HR professionals are using text-based recruiting platforms for the first time, and it can be challenging to learn how to best use this … Read more
Get Jobseekers to Help You Speed Up Hiring
Quickening the pace of hiring remains a hot topic. Rightly so. The time it takes to fill a job grows year after year. Many ideas about faster hiring are … Read more
Change the Way You Think About Job Descriptions
Before you hire, you need a clear understanding of what you need, and why. What is required needs to be focused on the work that needs to be accomplished. … Read more
Moore’s Law, Alternate Degree Programs, and a More Diverse Workforce
In 1965, Intel co-founder Gordon Moore noticed that the number of transistors per square inch on integrated circuits had doubled every year since their … Read more
Your Guide to Conducting High-quality Interviews
Talent acquisition exists for one reason only: to add value to the organization through supporting revenue generation or reducing costs. How you do that … Read more