Tag Archives: Recruiting

The most life-changing action in strategic TA… is to ask your CEO to become your Chief Recruiter. Yes, the results from this single bold strategic action will literally take your breath away. Your CEO as your Chief Recruiter (CR) may, just by itself, bring your recruiting department the recognition, support, …

As a hiring guru, I guarantee that this interview question will instantly raise your hiring results. Yes, having a candidate answer a “solve this problem” interview question may be the most impactful interview question of all. This may seem too good to be true, but trust me on this one. …

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. …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …