There’s a saying in certain circles that Java is to JavaScript as car is to carpet. It’s a phrase developers often use to explain their frustration with talent professionals who don’t know as much and, as a result, make some embarrassing missteps in their outreach and interviews — like mixing up the similar-sounding programming languages. There are even entire...
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Early in my career, I had the good fortune to work as a financial analyst for a Fortune 50 company. During a meeting where the president of a $2 billion group was presenting his business plan for the next year, he was lambasted by the corporate CEO with the following: “Strategy drives tactics. Tactics don’t drive strategy. And from what I can tell, you have a...
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ESPN.com called it “the wildest NBA week ever,” the first few days of the free-agent signing period earlier this month. Superstars were in constant motion, and a fascinating trend emerged that has implications for recruiters and businesses everywhere: The league’s best players are now recruiting their own teammates. To some extent, this is what happened when the...
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If a recruiter ever needs to present more than 3-4 candidates in order to make one great hire, there is something fundamentally wrong...
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First impression bias is the primary cause of most hiring mistakes. Why? Because when we feel good about someone right away, we tend...
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- Interview Questions
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It’s always nice to receive a thoughtful thank-you note from a candidate after you interview them. But if they don’t send one, it’s...
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