Good decision-making is needed in every job, but it’s declining in the population. This “think piece” is designed to stimulate your thinking. More bad news for most employers that are facing a scarcity of qualified talent… even in a fast-moving world, good decision-makers are needed at every job level. Be …
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A Unicorn Recruiting Function – Learn From Those With No Talent Shortages
Learn why a unicorn recruiting function can end its talent shortage, while every other function suffers with one.
Read More »Body Language – The #2 Diversity Killer
Their backgrounds cause diverse interviewees to act differently but not matching expectations may cost them a job!
Read More »Improve Your Hiring Results… Tweak Your Resume Screening Process, So It’s More Objective
Not getting great hires? Look no further than letting your recruiters/managers develop their own whimsical resume screening process. In many cases, these unstructured and undocumented resume screening processes produce the most damage to your hiring results of any screening step. That resulting hiring damage is so severe because there are …
Read More »Cherry-Pick Amazing Customer Service Talent From The Struggling Retail And Hospitality Industries… And Become A Corporate Hero
During this pandemic, many “hidden gems” of talent can be found among employees in the retail and hospitality industries. In fact, it’s an amazing once-in-a-lifetime recruiting opportunity.
Read More »Interviewed by Los Angeles Times Reporter – Allegations against Angels’ Mickey Callaway prompt scrutiny of MLB hiring practices
By Mike Digiovanna, Allegations against Angels’ Mickey Callaway prompt scrutiny of MLB hiring practices “It makes you look negligent,” said Dr. John Sullivan, a retired San Francisco State professor of management who has advised numerous Silicon Valley companies, including Google, Facebook and Twitter, on how to vet candidates for past …
Read More »Assessing Resilience – A Quick Guide For Accurately Assessing Candidates
Company’s facing continuous volatility may need to depend on successfully hiring resilient candidates for survival.
Read More »Survive The Continuing Chaos By Hiring JIT Learners
During 2020 we’ve endured numerous chaotic problems, and because most were unprecedented, rapid learning became the first step in overcoming them. Almost everyone agrees that if you had to describe the year 2020 with a single word, it would likely be “unprecedented.” And that means that the problems that keep …
Read More »Hyper-Personalization – The Most Effective No-Cost Way To Impress Candidates
Hyper-personalizing is the most effective no-cost way to impress candidates. It adds small personalized touches to make them feel special. Unfortunately, many recruiting organizations make candidates feel like they are “no more than a number” during down economic times. An alternative approach, that I call “hyper-personalized candidate actions,” can improve …
Read More »Behavioral Interviews Are Dead – “How Will You Act Today” Is A Better Question
Behavioral interviews describe past behaviors. In our dramatically changed world, new-hires can’t be successful relying on outdated actions. Instead, they need to take actions that fit in today’s dramatically changed environment. So, recruiters and hiring managers need to be aware that behavioral interviews (the most commonly used of all interview …
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