Category: Hiring

I Hated My Interview!

I Hated My Interview!

If you are a company that makes job candidates feel welcome, congrats!  Unfortunately, some employers treat job candidates badly, and pay a steep price – losing the candidate!  Supply of…

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Going Beyond Goals – How to Create a Job Performance Objective

Going Beyond Goals – How to Create a Job Performance Objective

Most job descriptions just list generic duties and responsibilities that can look interchangeable for different jobs.  Candidates are not attracted to such descriptions, and those documents don’t provide interviewers any…

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Getting to “YES” on Job Offers

Getting to “YES” on Job Offers

It used to be that to get a top executive, you figured out what salary you wanted to pay, offered a bonus that might be discretionary, and extended the offer. …

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The Best Ways to Create Employment Branding

The Best Ways to Create Employment Branding

Employment branding best practices include long term strategies to manage awareness and perceptions of a company by both its current and its prospective employees.  Excellent Employment Branding can drive not…

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The Truth on What Candidates Want to Know

The Truth on What Candidates Want to Know

When a hiring manager conducts an interview, he or she is usually most concerned about what to ask the candidate, and how to evaluate the candidate’s answers qualitatively.  Most interviewers…

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When Hiring Managers Switch Gears

When Hiring Managers Switch Gears

If you are in internal recruiting, 3rd party recruiting, or you are an HR leader, you know that one of your worst nightmares is when your Hiring Managers change the…

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Poison Control

Poison Control

We’ve all dealt with toxic people in the workplace.  They make you feel bad in any encounter with them. They judge you; devalue you, and manipulate you.  Sometimes they hide…

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Moving Forward by Backing Up

Moving Forward by Backing Up

Providing “back up” for your own position by building bench strength in your direct reports is a proven way to move your own career forward.  The converse is also true…

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Threats In Disguise

Threats In Disguise

While running for President in 1959, John F. Kennedy said about the impending 60’s: “We stand today on the edge of a new frontier … a frontier of unknown opportunities…

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7 Warning Signs You Need a Retained Search Firm
7 Warning Signs You Need a Retained Search Firm

7 Warning Signs You Need a Retained Search Firm

In an evolving business landscape, the need for strategic hires has never been more crucial. In specialized sectors like aerospace & defense where the competition is intense and the need…...

6 Compelling Reasons to Hire on Attitude, Not Skill (And What to Look For)
6 Compelling Reasons to Hire on Attitude, Not Skill (And What to Look For)

6 Compelling Reasons to Hire on Attitude, Not Skill (And What to Look For)

In the competitive landscape of modern business, the traditional emphasis on technical skills during the hiring process is undergoing a significant shift. More and more companies are realizing the profound…...

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