When Tatiana Kolovou had to put in a call to her daughter’s honors-level English teacher, she was surprised by what she heard: A teacher who sounded more like Kim Kardashian than William Shakespeare, and used words like “ya know” and “um” a lot. It turned her off. Whether it’s your kid’s teacher or a candidate you’re interviewing, a person speaking in that...
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“What is your greatest strength?” “Name a time you faced a challenge at work.” You’ve probably asked these generic questions more times than you’d like to admit. The problem isn’t just that they’re passé — it’s that candidates can see them coming a mile away and they’ve prepped predictable answers to your predictable questions. You don’t want to ambush...
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Once upon a time, there was a boy who grew up working at his family’s toy store. One day, he mustered up the courage to tell his parents that he wanted to leave the family business to be a Disney animator — but they said no. So he took over the toy store, got married, and had a son of his own. When his three-year-old handed him a drawing, he decided to start...
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In yet another sign that the shift to a tetherless workforce is here to stay, Facebook has announced it’s creating a new position:...
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As a part of my consulting business, I do diversity recruiting training programs for both recruiters and hiring managers. My most...
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- Diversity,
- Hiring Managers
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Last year we released our first Future of Recruiting report, sharing predictions about what recruiting would look like over the next...