Editor’s Note: Readers frequently ask about past TLNT articles. That’s why we republish a Classic TLNT post every Friday. Every so often, someone publishes … Read more

Editor’s Note: Readers frequently ask about past TLNT articles. That’s why we republish a Classic TLNT post every Friday. Every so often, someone publishes … Read more
Editor’s Note: Sometimes readers ask about past TLNT articles. That’s why we republish a Classic TLNT post every Friday that some of you have requested. .n … Read more
Second of two parts If you want to learn whether HR is doing a good job screening candidates for critical job skills, ask the hiring manager. If he/she … Read more
First of two parts Two comedians are talking… “Do you test applicants?” “We don’t use tests.” “Oh. You hire everyone who applies?” “No … just the ones who … Read more
As long as I have been in business, hiring managers have been trying to pin a magic number on job candidates in the hope it will indicate future job … Read more
Some organizations are just lucky. They have a huge, Niagara-like, flow of applicants knocking at their front door. They hire teams of people to scan paper … Read more
Using a Personality Test? It seems counter intuitive. Some people claim personality has everything to do with job performance. Others know every piece of … Read more
Nothing excites organizations like another fad. The latest one happens to be a thing called “Big Data.” Big Data refers to collecting so many performance … Read more
OK, you have read all about what to ask in a job interview and have adopted lists of magic questions that will solve all your hiring problems. But what … Read more
Every so often, someone publishes an article about lessons learned from great coaches offering advice about how to select people. Sorry, this is useless … Read more
I don’t know about your organization, but regardless of whether it reports to the CEO or not, HR is generally considered an overhead department. It … Read more
I can’t begin to estimate the amount of nonsense used to select salespeople: show me your wage reports; sell me the pencil; what animal best describes you; … Read more
When something looks good on the surface, but completely without merit, it is called a joke. You might not have thought of this before, but many hiring … Read more
Hire in haste, repent at leisure. You might have heard the phrase before. In 1693, William Congreve wrote, “Thus grief still treads upon the heels of … Read more
It’s a common mistake. Promote your best salesperson, gain a bad manager, and lose both. Why does this keep happening? Sales were great and his/her top … Read more
You might have read about something called 360-degree feedback. Depending on who you read, it gets good, bad, or ugly reviews. People generally agree … Read more
Editor’s note: Each Tuesday here at TLNT, Dr. Wendell Williams will detail the seven different obstacles that need to be addressed by management before any … Read more
Editor’s note: Each Tuesday here at TLNT, Dr. Wendell Williams will detail the seven different obstacles that need to be addressed by management before any … Read more
Editor’s note: Each Tuesday here at TLNT, Dr. Wendell Williams will detail the seven different obstacles that need to be addressed by management before any … Read more
Editor’s note: Each Tuesday here at TLNT, Dr. Wendell Williams will detail the seven different obstacles that need to be addressed by management before any … Read more