Before a new hire starts, prove that you really are different with a “Memorable Welcoming Package.” Article Descriptors| Preboarding/Welcoming New-Hires – Its Benefits – 4 Min. Read What Is A “Memorable Welcoming Package”? A “Memorable Welcoming Package” (a.k.a. MWP) is a physical package that is highly memorable because it surprises …
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Peer Interviews – A Powerful “Must Try” Hiring Tool (For improving your assessment and candidate selling results overnight)
It’s the most powerful hiring tool because of its double impact on candidate assessment and selling. Peer interviews are also easy to implement because the concept is easy to understand and requires no approvals or out-of-pocket expenditures. Article Descriptors| Recruiting / Peer Interviews – It’s Many Advantages – 5 min …
Read More »Shifting To A “What’s In It For Me” Recruiting Prospective (Spelling out what the new hire will experience)
Compared to just listing dry company benefits, seeing “what’s in it for me” is extremely powerful from a candidate’s perspective. Article Descriptors| recruiting/messaging from the candidate perspective – How to – 4 min read The “What’s In It For Me” Messaging Approach Explained When attempting to sell a product, service, …
Read More »Need Amazing Employees? – Hire Those “Defined By Their Work” (Because commitment, work ethic, and mastery will produce amazing results)
Google found that 90% of a team’s value comes from the top 10%. So, recruit this amazing 10%. A Think Piece – encouraging you to hire those who are defined by their work. What Is An “Amazing Employee” (AE) Reviewing my long talent management career, I quickly remember the handful …
Read More »The World’s Best Guide… For Adding Powerful Resume Content (Ensuring that your resume will stand out in an AI world)
Move past keywords and add powerful content that both AI bots and recruiters will notice and remember. Start By Realizing That… AI Is Dramatically Changing Resume Screening Yes, job search has long been intensely competitive because an applicant may compete against 250 other resumes. However, having your resume successfully pass …
Read More »The 3 Powerful HR Metrics That Drive Action (That no one uses)
Most HR metrics are “so what metrics” because they don’t create a sense of urgency or drive action. In direct contrast, the metrics recommended here have been proven to spur action because they allow managers to easily see performance trendlines, what actions must be taken, and what problems are coming. …
Read More »Hire Your Customers – The Top Recruiting Source In Retail (Target this often-ignored talent pool)
If you recruit in retail or service industries, a top source should be your customers (after employee referrals). Article Descriptors| Recruiting /Targeting Customers – Advantages – How To – 4 Min Recruiting Your Customers Can End Your Talent Shortage Most recruiting leaders who work in organizations that interact with the …
Read More »Alert – Those Great Interview Answers May Be Generated By AI (Identifying “AI boosted” interview answers)
After hearing brilliant interview answer after answer, you might be shocked to learn that AI wrote those answers. Article Descriptors| Recruiting /Interviews – AI generated answers – How to – 6 min read Yes, it’s true that today, the great interview answers that you are hearing may not be genuine …
Read More »Stop Painful New-Hire Turnover – By Identifying Candidates That Will Quit (A checklist for screening out flight-risks)
38% of new hires quit, yet no one attempts to identify the candidates that are likely to quit. Which is puzzling. Because I have found that you can predict (with up to 70% accuracy) which candidates will quit during their first year. Article Descriptors| Recruiting /Retention – A Checklist Of …
Read More »Hire The Not-Yet-Promotable… And Improve Internal Movement (Hiring for this and the next job)
The Concept In A Nutshell Recruiting can broaden its strategic impact by hiring not-yet-promotable candidates (i.e., those who already meet 50% of the promotion criteria). If those recent hires continue developing, they will strengthen your talent pipeline and speed up internal movement/promotions. The only recruiting process change that will be …
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