We all occasionally see something stupid, poke our friends and say, “Check-out that dipstick. How dumb can you get?” Some movies even make … Read more

We all occasionally see something stupid, poke our friends and say, “Check-out that dipstick. How dumb can you get?” Some movies even make … Read more
So after a good two years now with the economy as unreliable as the A/C guy, things look better. Jobs are opening up, and corporations and staffing firms … Read more
Job boards could be more effective if they prevented unqualified candidates from ever applying for an open job in the first place. Here’s one idea on … Read more
Increasing numbers of companies are using online and automated staffing tools to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their processes for hiring … Read more
As most of you know, I don’t hide my beliefs too well. For example, in recent articles I’ve been lambasting job boards as being the number one … Read more
I recently had the privilege of working with a corporate staffing director blessed with unusual wisdom (he hired me to solve a problem). He worked in a … Read more
“When you come to a fork in the road, take it.” ó Yogi Berra In the thoughts that follow, one fork in the road leads to some minor … Read more
Hiring 2.0 is the operating system for the next generation of hiring tools. The objective of Hiring 2.0 is to establish the standards for making hiring top … Read more
So, you’re a sales manager… You carefully, and personally, screen every sales applicant. Read more
Remember the periodic Peanuts comic strip where Lucy would con Charlie Brown into kicking a football she was holding; then at the last second, she’d … Read more
If everyone stopped using job boards to find candidates, everything would start to improve within one week. This is one of those things that can jump start … Read more
When interviewing candidates, most hiring managers look for specific types of experience as well as the number of years of experience a candidate possesses … Read more
The goal of the hiring revolution is nothing less than making hiring top talent a systematic business process. Everything else is secondary ó … Read more
The systematic hiring of top people is the primary goal and mission of the hiring revolution. Read last week’s article if you need any proof as to … Read more
A few weeks ago I wrote about how work samples are one of the most accurate skill measurement tools, but among the least used. In response, I received … Read more
Are our hiring processes built upon a pillar of salt? I was thinking about this while stuck in L.A. traffic recently, and it became clear to me that … Read more
In our last article (Do Online Pre-Screening Tools Really Work?) we discussed the growing use of pre-screening tools and identified eight “half … Read more
After covering some of the main tenets of Six Sigma in previous articles in this series, I am going to throw another term at you: Lean. You might be … Read more
As many of you know, I advocate (and use) a policy of sourcing that emphasizes semi-candidates. Semi-candidates are either semi-active candidates who look … Read more
This article will take you down a slightly different path. Instead of the thinking of yourself as a hiring practitioner, become a customer. Now, … Read more