Recruitment and Retention
F-A-I-L Is Not a 4-Letter Word at a Job Interview
F-A-I-L: a four-letter word that shouldn’t be a four-letter word. Just like good can’t exist without evil, success can’t exist without failure. Every failure is an opportunity to grow your knowledge, skills, and character. So how can you get that across during a job interview when you’re asked, “Tell me about a time you’ve failed”?
How to Get the Information You Need From Reference Checks
If references are so quick, easy, and relatively painless to check, why is it that so many employers skip this step when vetting a new hire? References can speak to a candidate’s work style, personality, diligence (did they notify the reference to expect a call from HR?), and competence (did they choose a reference who […]
How Important Is Education in a New Hire?
Have you heard of degree inflation? It’s why college graduates are working in fast food—because their degrees aren’t as unique as they once were. On the job, a bachelor’s degree is the new high school diploma, and a master’s degree is the new bachelor’s; forget climbing the corporate ladder without one. Rampant underemployment is pushing […]
Recruit Top College Graduates This Summer
Hey, summer! We see you sneaking in with rising temperatures and endless repetition of “Pomp and Circumstance.” But this is good news for recent college graduates and the companies looking to hire them. Nearly half of college grads won’t have a job locked down by the start of summer, so they’ll be ready to find […]
How to Attract Top Talent at Less Than Top Dollar
Salary and compensation isn’t why most people choose one job over another, and it certainly isn’t what makes them stay.
Writing Your Cinderella-Story Thank You Note
Interviewing is a lot like the Cinderella story. You get all dressed up, go to the big event, dance your finest, and hope the shoe fits at the end. You want to make a regal impression on your interviewers, but instead of leaving a tiny glass slipper, you want to leave a thank you note, […]
Why You Should Ask Weird Interview Questions
“You have one hundred people about to arrive for an event when someone spills an entire can of maroon paint across the main entrance. What do you do?” This was an actual question heard at a recent job interview. A little strange, right?
How to Masterfully Tell Job Candidates “No Thank You”
Let’s be real—recruitment is not a statistically great process. It’s great because at the end of a hiring process, we hiring managers and HR professionals get one shiny, happy candidate ready to bring skills and promise to our organization . . . and then we have to tell one hundred other candidates that their skills […]
Does Your Ideal Candidate Need a College Degree?
Key predictors of success that you should look for instead of a college degree.
How to Talk About Your Bad Boss in a Job Interview
Half of us have quit to get away from a bad boss.
How to Encourage an Overeager New Employee
Sometimes there isn’t any more beyond the daily grind.
The Best Tips to Write Great Online Job Descriptions
Your online job descriptions should be informative in all the right ways, to attract the right candidates. But what many hiring managers overlook: job descriptions used for recruitment should also be inspiring or intriguing. How else will you attract applicants that both fit your qualifications and your company culture? After all, all work and no […]
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The “better” way to conduct layoffs
Layoffs are hard on everyone. Even as business leaders and HR professionals, layoffs are one of the hardest things we have to do. Regrettably, many of us remember this from the all-too-recent pandemic layoffs. Layoffs are a reality we may soon face again as the threat of recession looms. And while we may not have […]
Resolve conflict like a champ
We’re hard-pressed to say conflict resolution is a fun or glamorous part of a Human Resources or leadership role, but it’s one of the most critical parts. How you mediate conflict impacts employee morale and retention, and also shows your leadership abilities and your willingness to tackle the tough stuff. Your conflict resolution skills can […]
Stop! and hire this candidate
It’s easy to criticize potential hires and spot reasons why we shouldn’t hire them. That one is too arrogant, that one lacks technical skills, and that one knows nothing about the company. Process of elimination, right? But too often we fail to recognize the positive reasons why we should hire someone. Positive flags can be […]
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