The sad truth is that in this day and age, most hiring managers consider the effort of making reference calls to be a waste of time. Why? Because in response to the potential legal consequences, most corporate policy discourages any conversation beyond confirming the name of the employee and their dates of employment. And while that’s necessary information, it’s...
Posts by Mark Murphy
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- Interview Questions
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You may be up-to-date with the latest hiring techniques (take this quiz to find out) but no matter how experienced you are, it can be hard to tell if a candidate is exaggerating…or isn’t telling you everything you need to know during the interview. And when you an experience where you think a candidate might be fibbing, the question is….what do you say or do to...
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If your job candidate is constantly speaking in the present and future tense during the interview, you may want to pump the brakes. Why? Because this is a signal that you are talking to a low performer. As it turns out, high performers actually speak differently than low performers. And, this is great news because when you know the differences you can apply that...
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- Recruiting Tips
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Ask any great salesperson and they’ll tell you that they don’t want the Marketing Department to inundate them with leads. Because...
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- Job Descriptions
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The Catch-22 of first time job seekers is that you need a job in order to get experience, but you need experience in order to get a...
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- University Recruiting
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I wrote the book Hiring for Attitude. And, if I had a dollar for every time someone came up to me and said they wanted to hire someone...
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- Hiring Managers