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Stop Your Job Search Until 2010 – Dumb Move
I get this all the time from candidates I’m working with in our job search coaching program. It usually starts with, “The holidays are here and nobody is hiring during this period.” or “Why look now? I will wait until the new year. It is time for a break.”
Read MoreI’m Getting Interviews But No Offers. WHY?
This was a question a potential job search coaching candidate asked me. Although frustrating, at the same time it is a very good problem to have. At least she was getting interviews
Read MoreI Can Do Your Job Better Than You and I’m Just A Recruiter
It really doesn’t matter if you have 20+ years of experience in your profession, or that it has taken you 20+ years of learning from your mistakes, or that over that 20+ years you have taken on-going educational classes to perfect your talents. I can still do your job, if not better, at least as well as you do.
Read MoreCover Letter + Great Resume = Interview
This is the winning formula for getting interviews. There are exceptions for personal referrals and networking contacts, but often even with these they will first ask for a resume.
Read MoreJob Search Stalled? Do What the Pros Do.
If your search isn't delivering the results you want, taking too long, or stalled here are a few tips the pro's do to get it back on track.
Read MoreTraditional Job Descriptions Don’t Attract Top Talent
Over the last 20 plus years of recruiting, we have reviewed hundreds of job descriptions from a wide variety of companies and for a wide variety of positions. The vast majority of these job descriptions have the same format.
Read More5 Questions That Identify Top Talent
With these 5 questions you can determine the candidate's ability to do your job. If they can't answer these questions then all the other questions asked don't matter anyway. So why waste the time asking them.
Read MoreInterviewing Is A Quest For The Truth
To get to the truth in an interview, hiring managers must conduct a thorough in-depth probing interview. If they don't then some candidates may actually embellish.
Read MoreHiring Top Talent Requires a Process
We have discovered that in many companies the hiring process is random, unstructured, and often the people are not highly skilled at hiring. It is no wonder that for many companies hiring top talent is a challenge.
Read MoreYou Gotta Have L.I.B. To Find Talent
Attracting top talent requires understanding what motivates top talent. Companies ofter forget this. They are too focused on their needs, they forget about the candidate's needs. The result is top talent don't engage you.
Read MoreTen Biggest Hiring Mistakes
Most companies and even HR don't know the biggest hiring mistakes. I'll bet you can't name the number 1 biggest hiring mistake? So how do you fix your hiring problems if you don't know what they are?
Read MoreThe Most Important Part of the Interview Starts Before the Interview
The most powerful impact on the interviewing process starts before the first question is even asked. Unfortunately, companies and HR never focus on this. The result is often a bad hire.
Read MoreOvercoming the Second Biggest Hiring Mistake
Research shows correcting this one mistake can dramatically change your companies ability to weed out the bad candidates.
Read MoreSelecting Candidates from the Cream of the Crap
If your hiring process is excellent at doing this, then you might want to consider tweaking it a little.
Read MoreYou Can Reduce Turnover with these Four Steps
Turn over is generally something most companies can dramatically reduce if they put their minds to it. The cost savings can be enormous by just reducing turnover by 10%.
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