Interview Etiquette 101 – The Lost Art of Candidate Preparation Merriam Webster defines “The Lost Art” as something usually requiring some skill that not many people do any more. In today’s job market, there is simply no excuse for a candidate who does not prepare for an interview or follow-up afterward. With easy access to…
Assessments Are NOT Candidate Selection Tools In today’s competitive hiring environment, assessments are frequently used by companies to find the “right” talent for their business. These include behavioral, personality, and cognitive tests such as the Kolbe Index, DiSC Behavior Inventory, Culture Index, Predictive Index, and Myers-Briggs (just some of the dozens that exist) . Many…
Talent Selection: Core Values Are More Than Words You may think that the guiding light for your small company is your business plan. After all, you need to know what problem your customers have and how you’re solving it. A business plan on its own should help you recruit great talent, right? If it doesn’t…
Don’t Search for Unicorn Candidates You’re on the hunt for the perfect candidate. You wrote a job description that reads like a dream. You post it on your career site, LinkedIn and Indeed and…nothing happens. What went wrong? You probably fell victim to the classic mistake of searching for a unicorn candidate to join your…