Posts by Paul Lee Cannon

Like recruiters, journalists spend a lot of time interviewing people. These interviews are for articles and blog posts and, like your candidates, interviewees can vary considerably in quality. For instance, sources might supply the information needed for a piece, but not necessarily great quotes that will take it to the next level. It’s a similar story with...

The next time you’re looking to fill a position (or several), how about trying something dynamic and creative to separate the good candidates from the fantastic ones? You can do this by challenging each candidate to arrive to the interview prepared to give a five-minute presentation, or “ignite talk.” How does it work? The candidates presentation can be on any...

If you are unfamiliar with Zumba Fitness, it’s a total-body, dance-party workout that combines easy-to-learn choreography and high-energy world beats. Zumba encourages everyone to “Ditch the workout, join the party.” With 15 million students taking Zumba classes every week in over 200,000 locations worldwide, the company clearly has a winning formula when it...