Techniques for making a sustainable hire Iâve had a number of conversations this month with hiring managers who feel like their interviewing techniques arenât getting the desired results. One CEO in particular said, âWe arenât doing a good job of interviewing for the long term. Weâre getting to the baseline skill level, but we arenât…
10 really good reasons to talk to references Youâve done a great job of screening, interviewing, negotiating and courting your new hire. Youâve done the background check and verified employment eligibility â everything is good, right? Not so fast! Did you talk to your new hireâs references? At least twice a week I talk with…
Is your fear of making a bad hire impacting your business? When I coach individuals in their career searches, one of the characteristics I listen for is what I call âhead trash.â This is a collection of thoughts and ideas, both objective and subjective, which have accumulated over the course of your career and can…
Are you headed for a Career Crash? I often use driving a car to illustrate the job search process with candidates. Letâs imagine your career is a coast to coast road trip. There are many stops along the way; some occasional side roads, hills to climb, valleys to navigate and even some bad weather here…
Talent Acquisition â The Accidental Competency I was having a conversation with a client last week during a kickoff meeting and he asked, “Where did you learn how to interview so well?” Â I had to stop and think about this for a few minutes. Â I have spent my entire career in the recruiting and human…
The hardest part of the interview process is preparing for situational or behavioral questions. The reason for this is that you really donât have a clue what will be asked. How in the world do you prepare for the unknown? Here are some tips that will allow you to trump your competition. Become a…
The dreaded salary discussion Unless you are independently wealthy and work because you just love it and youâre a good person, then you will likely need to talk about salary at some point in the interview process. This is the subject that trips up even the most experienced professionals. Letâs talk about how to talk…
Enjoy the webinar! The September unemployment figures are in! Coloradoâs unemployment is sitting at 4/7%. That means if you are trying to hire qualified people in Colorado you are having a hard time finding them. It also means that your next employee is currently working fulltime and really doesnât have a lot of time to…
Previous Positions If you remember last monthâs post, I let you know that we would spend a few cycles talking about tough interview questions and drill down a bit on how best to approach them during this highly stressful process. I polled the group and this month and we decided that talking about why you…
A precursor to my webinar on October 14 I was having lunch with Mark Cicotello at Mountain States Employers Council last month and we got on the subject of hiring (smile). He mentioned that one of the main challenges cited by MSEC members was competing for talent in Colorado. Itâs interesting that the pain is…