Listen, I support diversity, but I gotta get this sales position filled asap — it’s killing me to have this territory uncovered.” — Sales Hiring Manager I appreciate the value of diversity, really, but we’ve had years of success hiring against this profile. We know that people from [brand company, pedigreed school] do better here — they’re predictably good hires...
Posts by John Vlastelica
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- Topics:
- Diversity,
- Hiring Managers,
- Community Voices
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I’m excited. Excited because — despite everything that’s challenging about 2020 — my team and I are seeing many more companies move from a world of “diversity as an HR initiative” to a world where diversity and inclusion are embedded into the company culture. We’re seeing strong executive support and accountability. We’re seeing holistic thinking. And we’re...
- Topics:
- Hiring Managers,
- Diversity,
- Community Voices
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At Recruiting Toolbox, we do a lot of work to help companies improve who they hire and how they hire. And the how part sometimes involves some pretty basic – but critical – changes. Today, almost all companies have a big focus on improving diversity. But we’ve noticed some processes that are still outdated (very 2005) that can lead hiring teams to make unfair...
- Topics:
- Recruiting Strategy,
- Soft Skills
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Should our hiring managers have to be certified before jumping into an interview and making what is often a half-million dollar (or...
- Topics:
- Quality of Hire,
- Diversity,
- Community Voices
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When I was a young recruiter, during my intake meetings I learned to ask the Hiring Manager, “What’s your ideal target candidate...
- Topics:
- Recruiting Strategy,
- Diversity,
- Community Voices
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A culture of recruiting — where all hiring managers, not just recruiters, help to attract and recruit top talent — doesn’t happen by...
- Topics:
- Hiring Managers