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Is Discrimination Against the Uncool, “Ok”?
Recently the CEO of Abercrombie and Fitch, the trendy clothing retailer aimed at twenty somethings and younger, declared that he had no intention of designing plus sized clothes because overweight teens were not part of the “cool” crowd. In other … Continue reading
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Are Your Candidates “Sponge Worthy”?
Last week I was engaging in a discussion on Linkedin with one of our competitors about how video interviewing screens candidates into the hiring process and she brought up a point about screening candidates that I had not given consideration. … Continue reading
Posted in Candidate Screening, Interviewing, Job Fit, Recruiting, Virtual Interview
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Technology Doesn’t Discriminate, People Do!
I have spoken to numerous HR professionals at conferences about the benefits of video interviewing. Most all get it, but as a few consider the implications of seeing a candidate on video before the face-to-face interview, a shadow of worry … Continue reading
Posted in Candidate Screening, Interviewing, Job Fit, Recruiting, Video, Virtual Interview
Tagged recruiting, video interviewing
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“Achieving” has an Evil Twin Brother!
Who likes soap operas, science fiction and superheroes? That’s right, this guy! Perhaps one of the most ludicrous and unintentionally funny aspects of any of these genres is the evil twin story line. Not just that the hero unexpectedly has … Continue reading
Not Getting Hired or Promoted? Here’s Why.
I’m going to get straight to the point. For this exercise I play the role of the hiring manager and you the reader are either applying for a job or are stumping for a promotion. Here’s why I’m not giving … Continue reading
The Dangers of Hiring a “False Positive” Candidate.
According to a Careerbuilder survey, a bad hire can cost the hiring organization as much as $50K and most of these bad hires are attributed to the hiring manager either making a rushed decision or inadequate talent intelligence. In essence … Continue reading
Maybe it’s Time Someone got Fired for Making a Bad Hire!
I was at a large management meeting the other day and the topic of employee turnover came up. Several of the meeting attendees noted that SHRM had just reported that turnover in our state –Virginia– was averaging 17%. I asked … Continue reading
Mirror Image Hiring: An I/O Psychologist’s Perspective
A few weeks ago, Ryder Cullison of Hire-Intelligence, LLC wrote a blog post about the dangers of mirror image hiring. Mirror image hiring operates along the assumption that if I’m a successful employee, then I should hire employees who share … Continue reading
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7 Reasons Why Discrimination in Hiring is here to Stay!
Discrimination is here to stay. Yep I said it. The elephant is in the room and we might as well talk about him. He’s called Discrimination and he just used the bathroom behind your desk! Your office represents your hiring … Continue reading
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“Cultural Fit” or Discrimination: Who is Right and Who is Wrong?
I am hiring for an enterprise sales executive. I have reviewed dozens of resumes, video interviewed eight candidates, and interviewed in-person four of those. Three of these four candidates are equally qualified and could be a great asset to my … Continue reading
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