Many employers, correctly seeking to act quickly on a good candidate, put together and extend offers as soon as they decide a candidate is right for them. The minute the…
More and more companies are moving to Competency Based (also called Behavior-Based) interviewing. We feel strongly that Performance-Based interviewing yields better hires, when compared to competency-based interviewing. We are advocates…
Hiring can be compared to dating and courtship in the amount of desire shown and expressed by both employers and candidates for the other. In dating, people often play…
Cronyism: The appointment of friends and associates to positions of authority, without proper regard to their qualifications. Many employers use networking to find prospective candidates, especially for executive roles. They…
Many of our clients have needed a critical hire done quickly, but fail at getting it accomplished. Often they engage us after a frustrating hiring process has produced no result. …
Many employers erroneously believe that it is impossible to get meaningful reference checks for a new hire. They believe that either the reference will only verify basics, giving “name, rank…
Mistakes in timing can be one of the key issues in executive management according to the best executive search firm. Being too slow to fire and too fast to hire…
We all know that hiring badly is costly. Search fees, relocation, lost compensation, severance, all add up. But those are just the tip of the iceberg. Try adding up how…
One of the many tips we give to executive level candidates going on job interviews is to have a customer visit mindset. When people think to themselves “I’m going on an INTERVIEW,”…
Acquirable Podcast Ep. 019 – Ryan Boyle | President | BOB Search
Back in November, I sat down with the guys at the Acquirable podcast at the ACG A&D Conference. They just released the episode, so I wanted to share it here.…...
How to Assess Leadership Readiness in Aerospace and Defense Candidates
A single mis-hire can stall flight tests, slip milestones, and invite audit findings. In programs where safety and security are non-negotiable, failure shows up as grounded assets, rework, and lost…...
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