Yes, we’ve all heard the old saying, two heads are better than one. And when it comes to hiring, no truer words were ever said. Of course, hiring by consensus does take time and energy. But there are benefits.
Utilizing a team approach when it comes to hiring not only provides a variety of viewpoints and […]

Hiring the best candidate for a position isn’t a secret. Hiring the best candidate is the result of developing a structured interview process, which includes questions that require a candidate to illustrate their past experience by using specific real life examples. Why?
Research has shown that structured, behaviorally based interviews are more likely to predict performance […]

A company’s culture and value system goes a long way in determining which candidates are the best fit for an organization. Why? Because a company’s culture helps define the norms for expected and accepted behavior within that particular organization.
A lot of companies only have a feeling of what their culture and values are, but they […]

Be careful when defining “must have” job requirements or you may wind up looking for a needle in a haystack. Instead consider hiring for potential.
Hiring for potential is when you hire a candidate that has sufficient skills to perform the job but just needs to add a few others or fine tune those she already […]

Managers who ignore job descriptions by constantly redefining the candidate qualifications are a recruiter’s worse nightmare.
Ever work with a hiring manager who changes his mind about what he’s looking for in a candidate two weeks into the recruitment process?
And then again a week later?
And maybe even once more just for good measure?
The whole purpose behind […]

The best way to identify the top candidate for a position is to determine the profile of the most successful incumbent. There’s no arguing with success. Yes, sometimes we can be short-sighted and cling tight to the belief that “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”
However, when it comes to hiring the best candidate, knowing […]

Can you really test for honesty in an interview? After all, you can’t just ask “Are you honest?” to a candidate — both honest and dishonest candidates will answer the same way. So then how can you test for honesty with a job applicant? Here are three ways that I have seen my clients test […]