Learning ability is the #1 predictor of job success, and continuous learners listen to podcasts. Yes, Google, the world’s only data-driven recruiting machine, uses this learning ability criteria for every job. These hires are so impactful because continuous learners not only bring a great deal of knowledge to the job. …
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Recruiting Must Accept Accountability… For Producing Great Hiring Results
Today, there’s plenty of evidence that debunks the old myth that “Recruiters don’t hire! Managers do.” Fewer Would Aggressively Resist Accountability If They Knew Its Many Benefits Since so many in recruiting appear to be passionately trying to avoid accepting accountability, it may be surprising to learn that there are, …
Read More »Most Don’t Rate HR As Strategic – Here’s Why (Outside the box actions for making HR strategic)
Not once in our history has HR convinced a majority of our business leaders that we were strategic. Yes, despite the fact that I’ve never met an HR leader who didn’t continually talk about becoming strategic. New survey data reveals that all of that talk hasn’t translated into results. And …
Read More »New-Hire Announcements – The Subtle Recruiting Tool That Gets Everyone Talking
Posting new-hire announcements lets potential recruits know that “something is happening here” (at your company). Yes, this inexpensive tool is guaranteed to get everyone talking about the success of your recruiting and the quality of your new hires. What Is A New-Hire Announcement? If you are not familiar with this …
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A Glimpse Into The Future – Automated Remote Video Interviews And Its Many Benefits
(Understanding asynchronous interviews)
Improve your hiring results and save hours of valuable manager time with automated video interviews. This Emerging Interview Tool Is Right For Today’s Problems To start off, before you even begin thinking negatively about automating anything in HR. Realize that in today’s highly competitive world of recruiting. It is essential …
Read More »The 5 Worst Candidate Assessment Tools… And How They Cause The Loss Of Top Applicants
You may lose up to 40% of your top candidates when you use flawed candidate assessment tools. You might be surprised to learn that many managers worldwide routinely use assessment approaches that, even on the surface, appear silly. For example, Japanese hiring managers have been known to screen out candidates …
Read More »Recruit From A Competitor’s Team… And Rejuvenate Your Business Results (Introducing team-level competitor recruiting)
Hire one key person from a competitor’s team and instantly gain all of their operational knowledge (i.e., non-product secrets). Yes, Team-level Competitor Recruiting is a targeted recruiting practice (some mistakenly call it poaching) that operates at the team level. This approach is designed to hire one key person away from …
Read More »A Dream Job Offer – The Most Effective Recruiting Tool Of All! (An offer they can’t refuse)
When you have an exceptional “must land” candidate, take their breath away with a dream job offer! Yes, if you’re struggling to sell extremely valuable, exceptional candidates, you should know that, based on all the corporate recruiting data I’ve seen over the last four decades, the #1 most effective non-compensation …
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Professional Conversations Reduce The Stress Inherent In Traditional Interviews
(And that will improve recruiting results)
93% of candidates report that their anxiety levels increased because of their fear of interviews. And 45% of jobseekers report that they have rejected jobs after a negative interview experience. Fortunately, you can dramatically bring those ugly numbers down when recruiting for a critical job. Replace your standard interview with …
Read More »Stop Hiring Lazy Girls*, Quiet Quitters, And Underperformers – Here’s How
70% of employees withhold their best performance, and half of those sleepwalk through each workday (Gallup research). “It seems like nobody wants to work these days.” Yes, this now-famous Kim Kardashian quote has recently been supported by Gallup research that focused on underperforming employees. So if your business situation requires …
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