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How Does Your Recruiting Stack Up Against My Local Turkey Farm?
My Thanksgiving turkey this year will come from a farm ten miles away from my house. (I love local food, but I also like simplicity–I pre-ordered it online). When I first heard about the turkey farm, I...
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Great on Every Level
Great organizations are great on every level. They pay meticulous attention to how they hire everyone, from the receptionist to the CEO. If your company lavishes attention on senior level hires, and...
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Reviewing Resumes? Don’t Make This Common Mistake
Imagine you advertised an open position, and are now sitting down to review a stack of 100 resumes. If the first ten resumes you read are terrible, you feel a sense of dread coming over you. Without...
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Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
I have never been comfortable answering the standard interview question, “Where do you see yourself in 5 years?” because I never planned my career in that way. Many people feel the same way. It’s not...
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The Differences Between Interview Skills and Working Skills
We have long said that interviews are long on showmanship and short on a candidate’s proof of ability to do the job, and some interesting research reinforces our position. We tip our hat to Kazim...
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The Pitfalls of Hiring: Judging Performance Without Context
Humanity has always relied on our ability to make snap judgments of strangers so we could survive, otherwise there was always the chance of being caught unawares by a dangerous rival warrior...
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Hiring Usually Gets In the Way Just When You’re Trying to Get Something Done
In a small organization, hiring gets in the way just when you’re trying to get something done. When you have your sights set on a new goal, you’re excited and ready to get moving! But then an avalanche...
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When Hiring, Should You Ask for Salary Requirements? It Depends on the Market.
I’ve talked a lot recently about how employers need to adapt to the rise of mobile job seekers – especially by making the application process less painful. Let’s tackle a related job-seeker frustration...
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How to Hire an Innovator and Change Agent
Every week I talk with organizations who are looking for a change agent–someone with creativity and drive, and a proven track record of kicking new initiatives into high gear. Why do they come to me?...
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Chronic Employee Turnover Is Almost Never About the Employees
Senior executives often call me when they are at their wits end with people on their team: “I’ve tried to make things work, but my VP of HR is just not delivering the results I need.” “My...
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