Think about this: When you interview a candidate for a position, a primary input in the decision-making process (the resume) is provided by the candidate. While the resume certainly gives you an overview of experience, education, and skills, it’s still information that’s curated by the candidate. This is equivalent to a used car salesperson handing…
For too long hiring managers have relied on gut feel to assess candidates for a job. They’ve relied on what they believe to be tried and true methods for predicting a candidate’s success only to be met with mixed results. A resume is great but it only tells part of the story. Relying on factors…
There’s an old consumer-protection saying that “if a deal looks too good to be true, it probably is.” For hiring managers I’d amend that adage slightly and say, “If a candidate seems too charming to be true, he probably is.” Don’t get me wrong—there’s nothing wrong with charm in business. But there’s also data suggesting…
There is a lot of talk from HR and hiring managers that the hiring market is tight. Recruiters are continually coming up short. In a recent conversation I had, one hiring manager stated that “finding good people has become harder than ever.”
Have you ever witnessed someone trying to tell a spooky ghost story, only to be silenced by someone matter-of-factly stating that they don’t believe in ghosts? This situation has always been a somewhat annoying one to me because, while I’m personally very skeptical of the existence of ghosts, I like to hear a good ghost…
If you’ve ever searched for a job, you know that not all job descriptions are well written. And if you’ve ever had to build a job description—well, let’s just say many of us would prefer to watch paint dry. But crafting a job listing doesn’t have to be a horrible experience. Here are 14 tips to…
You are staring at a cursor on a blank screen. Or, if you’re lucky, you have a template of some kind to work with. If you’re unlucky, you might be looking at a mess of a job description someone else tried to create—that you need to turn into a magic document that will not only…
We all know how easy it is to get the hiring process kicked off. You’ve got your agenda. You know exactly what work needs to be done and the experience needed to do the job right. You create a job description, decide on an interviewing team, and you are off to the races. Wrong! This…
Whether you’re hiring someone or looking to be hired, finding fit is critically important. Mike Zani, The Predictive Index’s CEO, has a simple framework for how he thinks about this. Before you hit play to watch the video, grab a pencil and piece of paper (you’ll understand why when you watch the video).
The Predictive Index put this simple practice into place in 2014, and it gives everyone in the organization insights into co-workers that employees at other companies simply don’t have. You’ve played the game. We all have. “If you could have any superpower, what would it be?” Being able to fly like Superman? Becoming instantly invisible?…
