I’m going to tell you below 1) why hard interviews are generally a good thing, and 2) how to make yours harder. So you have some data as to why … Read more
Talent Assessments As You Know Them Could Become Obsolete
What’s new in talent assessment? Nothing and everything. Looking back on the year that was in HR tech and reflecting on this year’s awesome HR technology … Read more
Want Top-performing Hires? Learning Ability May Be The No. 1 Predictor
Everyone involved in corporate recruiting knows that hiring managers value education because we routinely use it as an absolute requirement to screen in or … Read more
The 8 Things That References Say Candidates Need to Improve On
The New York Times had an interesting feature in the Sunday Review section on October 18, titled “Why What You Learned in Preschool Is Crucial at … Read more
Personality and Too Much of a Good Thing
Using personality assessment as part of a company’s hiring process can often parallel how people deal with nutrition, health supplements, exercise, to name … Read more
How Good Interviews Become Bad Hires
Just like a few good dates with an attractive person of interest can lead to a bad relationship, a good series of interviews with a talented job candidate … Read more
Why Grit Should Matter More Than Grades
Over the last few years, edtech and the use of big data has had a significant impact on the K-12 classroom, with leaders like AltSchool progressing toward … Read more
5 Video Interviewing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
There’s video-interviewing etiquette to be learned, and tips and tricks for getting the most out of this new best practice in your daily work. Here are … Read more
How to Find Everything You Want to Know in a Video Resume
Aside from listing skills and past job experience, video resumes also give you a peek into how a candidate would mesh with the company culture, what soft … Read more
Want Success With Talent Assessment? Read On
As HR and talent acquisition practices mature, savvy leaders of companies both large and small are finally realizing the value of talent assessment to … Read more
10 Questions for Any Pre-Hire Assessment Vendor
All the talk these days about talent assessment and big data can be seen as positive: people management is a science and the more data we have, the better … Read more
Before Hiring, Clean Up Your Culture
I know football is America’s most popular sport, but I’ve got baseball on my brain because the Major League playoffs are here. One of the most important … Read more
Is that College Degree Really Necessary?
The recent stories about Ernst & Young deemphasizing college performance as a hiring criterion and the even-more-important case of CapGemini now hiring … Read more
Here’s What Your Hiring Managers Can Learn from the Major League Baseball Playoffs
Hiring employees who are naturally gifted is only half the battle. It used to be that physical ability mattered most. Today, however, employers are … Read more
Early Dismissal of Candidates Will Cost You a Hire
The other day I was looking for a senior account executive in Texas for a software company. As a recruiter and a sourcer, my job is to find the best … Read more
Here’s When It’s Time to Hire a Project Manager
Are your projects constantly over budget? Do you miss deadlines and is your team lacking motivation? Often these are sure signs that you’re missing a vital … Read more
How to Snag Your Dream Candidate Without Going Broke: Speed, Fit, and Focus
Recruiting is a numbers game, but that doesn’t mean the only number that matters is the one with a dollar sign in front of it. Many organizations wonder … Read more
4 Hiring Lessons From Business Guru Michael Gerber
When I was afforded the opportunity to talk one-on-one with renowned business author Michael Gerber, I cleared my schedule. And of course I asked him about … Read more
Why Make Applicants Jump Through Rings of Fire?
I attended a recruiter networking luncheon in Dallas about a year or so ago and sat down next to a well-dressed corporate recruiter who was having an … Read more
University of Wisconsin’s Recruiting/HR Documents Are Worth a Glance
As the University of Wisconsin-Madison overhauls its human resources and recruiting procedures, it has a few checklists and fact sheets online. Of course, … Read more