Nearly everyone wants to shake up the traditional interview, according to the our Global Recruiting Trends report. Talent acquisition professionals note that conventional interviews often reinforce existing biases, have a limited ability to assess soft skills, and are unreliable. Besides, they’re often not much fun. But there’s now a chance to swap the test of...
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Over the years I’ve discovered that by obtaining the information shown in this phone screen checklist, a recruiter can confidently recommend a candidate to be interviewed onsite. More importantly, by getting a hiring manager to conduct a similar phone screen, the manager would only need to personally interview 3-4 people to make one great hire. The impact of...
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It’s become rare to read a job description that doesn’t have “bachelor’s degree” in the requirements, even when the job doesn’t necessarily require college-level skills. In fact, according to a report out of the Harvard Business School, degree inflation in the United States has been especially prevalent for jobs such as administrative assistants and production...
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I find it puzzling that we hire and promote people we know based on their past performance while we hire strangers based on their...
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For many years I have advocated a “small batch, high touch” recruiting process. This involves identifying 12-15 highly qualified...
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As I think back on the thousands of people I’ve interviewed and the hundreds I’ve tracked for years after they were hired, leadership...
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- Recruiting Tips