Let’s say you have a short-term, mission-critical project and your team is missing some specialized skills. Or maybe you need someone who can fill in for a … Read more
Lifecycle Mastery: Interviewing for the Right Talent
This is part two of a six part look at how employers can master the talent lifecycle in a way that will help build a high performing workforce. … Read more
Help Your Board Make a Successful CEO Hire
The Center for Creative Leadership has estimated that “failure” in senior leadership positions has increased in recent years. As the senior partner for a … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: Are You Telling Them What You Want to Hear?
One of the most common errors perpetrated by interview training programs is exemplified by the excerpt below from a recent trade magazine article on … Read more
The Interview Questions You Should Be Asking
Although it’s a proven best-practice, most employers do not use a structured, standardized question set to interview job applicants. This inevitably leads … Read more
Why We Ask These 5 Interview Questions and Why You Should Too
The best candidates have qualifications that are more than skills-deep. Discovering these qualities in the interview process is difficult. But moving past … Read more
The 5 Secrets of Great Interviewers
Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the previous 12 months. We’re reposting each of the top 25 … Read more
Your Hiring Managers Are Still Asking Dumb Questions
When I was a teenager and applying for a job the manager who interviewed me asked what even then I thought was about the dumbest question: “Where do … Read more
One Interview Question Is More Important Than a Resume?
I recently read an article entitled: “85% Believe an Insightful Interview Question Is More Important Than the Application or Resume.” Sounds reasonable … Read more
HR Roundtable: The Two Sides of Recruiting People In Transition
The July HR Roundtable (of Cincinnati) took a risk in stepping out into a topic that is really more of a debate. The topic for the month was looking at two … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: How to Hire For Talent
Used to be every employer preferred hiring for skills and/or experience; the thinking was one or both of these traits would help the new hire seamlessly … Read more
As Google Found Out, It Takes a Lot Of Work to Really Hire Smarter
As much as we might not like to admit it, our career paths are heavily influence by sheer luck and happenstance, i.e., knowing someone who can give us a … Read more
The Magnificent 7: Interview Questions To Help Hire The Right Candidate
Editor’s Note: Readers sometimes ask about past TLNT articles, so every Friday we republish a Classic TLNT post. A job interview is a lot like speed … Read more
There’s Only Two Real Criteria to Judge Job Seekers On
If you’re out looking for a job it usually feels like you’re being judged on every little thing you do, have done or potentially will do in the future. … Read more
You Can Take This to the Bank: Candidates LOVE to Get Calls About Jobs
If I hear one more person tell me that candidates don’t like phone calls, I’m going to shove a phone up your … I’m not the smartest cat, but I know a … Read more
10 Strange Ways That Applicants Botch Their Job Interview
By Eric B. Meyer Flushing the toilet during an interview? Well, at least it was a phone interview. Hey, one thing you guys know about me is that I’m all … Read more
With “A” Level Talent, They’re Drawn to Companies With Tough Interviews
I was reminded this week about the importance of tough interviews and their importance. My friend has been interviewing at a number of good companies for … Read more
These Four HR Mistakes Are Causing the Most Lawsuits
Editor’s Note: It’s an annual tradition for TLNT to count down the most popular posts of the previous 12 months. We’re reposting each of the top 25 … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: 7 Resolutions You Need to Make to Find and Retain Talent
At the end of every year, we are likely to see a rash of articles in the business press reporting the percentage of employees who have made a New Year’s … Read more
Hiring Wisdom: When Was the Last Time You Dug Into Your Hiring Process?
Have you ever watched Undercover Boss on TV and been as astounded as I about how little the featured executives seem to know about what really goes on in … Read more