REAP What You Sow: 4 Steps to Closing the Candidate You Want
After negotiating or advising on over 1,000 offers in my 20 year career, I have created a simple road map that if followed will help you...
Recruiting Best Practices: May I have a Drum Roll, Please?
“Keith Moon or Neil Peart?” I walked into a conference room several years ago and sat down, ready for my interview. This time I was the...
Why Getting a Coach Can Help Your Career
As coaching in business is relatively new, you may be wary of the idea that a coach can help your performance in the workplace and boost...
No Shoes, No Shirt, No Biggie: Best Practices in Recruiting
My buddy likes to tell the story about the candidate that showed up for an interview wearing a droopy fishnet sleeveless t-shirt, a pair...
Recruiting Tip: How to Avoid Subjective Feedback
“No, I just don’t think he is a fit for the position. I just don’t see it. There is just something that makes me uneasy about him.”...
Meh… Recruiters… Who Needs ‘Em? You do.
Not so long ago recruiting from a corporate perspective involved little more than posting job descriptions in classified advertisements...
"Looking for a Werewolf Killer" or "There's No Silver Bullet in Recruiting"
A few years ago I was interviewing for a recruiter position when I was asked: “What innovative things have you done to find candidates?”...