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Conducting A Better Interview – Quick Tips
Over at American Banking News they have a great article with tips for conducting more successful interviews. They suggest three basic strategies for conducting a better interview. First, let the interviewee talk. People hate long silences, resist the temptation to … Continue reading
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Online Recruitment At KFC Saves Time And Brings Better Employees
In an article over at HR Magazine David Woods discusses the success KFC has had in rolling out a new online recruiting system. KFC estimates it has saved its managers 16.2 years worth of man-hours since the chain began testing … Continue reading
Conduct A Better Interview – Uncomfortable Questions
Over at the Wall Street Journal, blogger Alina Dizik has written an article on dealing with uncomfortable interview questions. It seems many candidates are surprised by the types of questions and situations that are presented to them during interviews. While … Continue reading
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Criminal Minds – Preventing Acts Of Greed In Your Business
In a two part article Allan DeKaye discusses 5 types of greed and how they play out in the healthcare industry. Although this article deals with healthcare specifically, his observations apply across disciplines. Undisciplined Greed relates to an individual who … Continue reading
Overqualified Does Not Equal Job Hopper
With unemployment closing in on 10% the job market is flooded with great candidates. This presents an excellent opportunity for companies to grab some really great talent. Unfortunately I have seen many candidates rejected because they are overqualified. While I … Continue reading
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The HR Manager Pulls A Fast One
Working with a new client, our first assignment was to create a behavioral benchmark of their highest performing sales professionals. This benchmark is used to determine whether a job candidate possess the behavioral traits necessary for success in the job … Continue reading
Why Do Employees Quit?
An article in the Gallup Management Journal indicates that while about 50% of people leave for better pay or career advancement 37% left either because of bad management or a lack of job fit. That means over one third of … Continue reading
Retain your recession Hires!
Keep ‘em Happy! In February 4.8 million people lost their jobs. However, 4.3 million people secured new ones. Despite the recent recession, companies are still hiring. Because so many are looking for work, hiring managers discover that finding candidates is … Continue reading
Recession A Wake-Up Call For Gen Y-ers?
Recently I read an article about the workforce problems with Generation Y and the sense of entitlement they often carry as a chip on their shoulder when entering your organization. Gen Y-ers, those born between 1978 and 1993, are quickly … Continue reading
Culture misfit results in high attrition
In a blog over at harvardbusiness.org Marshall Goldsmith discusses the high rate of executive turnover in today’s business environment. “Over 64% of new CEO’s (whose data is most readily available) fail to make it through their fourth year in their … Continue reading
