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When Can You Start?
I don’t do a lot of book reviews, but this book caught my eye. First, the details When Can You Start? by Paul Freiberger Career Upshift Productions, 2013. Most often, I sit on the employer side of the table, talking … Continue reading
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Key to Evaluating Salespeople
“How do you tell?” Roger asked. “When we had to make decisions to lay people off in 2009-2010, we thought we were choosing to keep our best people. Maybe, it’s just harder now. But some of the people we kept … Continue reading
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Five Biggest Mistakes in Hiring
I started this series last week, the five biggest mistakes in hiring. 1. The manager underestimates the time span capability required for success in the role. To effectively make the hiring selection, the manager has to identify the level of … Continue reading
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Fourth Biggest Mistake in Hiring
My conversation with Graham about their hiring protocol was getting serious. “So, you don’t have a role description to guide you, how do you know what to ask about during the interview?” I prodded. “Well, I spend most of my … Continue reading
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Third Biggest Mistake in Hiring
“Let me see the role description?” I asked. Graham shuffled through some papers and finally came up with a page printed off the internet. “This is what we posted on the job board,” he grinned, proud that he could locate … Continue reading
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Second Biggest Mistake in Hiring
“I kind of like this guy,” Graham stated confidently. “I know it’s the first interview, but he sounded sharp.” “Why do you say that?” I asked. “Impressive resume, and he was well-prepared. He had an answer to every question about … Continue reading
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Biggest Mistake in Hiring
“The thing I am trying to figure out with this candidate,” Anita wondered aloud, “is whether they are over-qualified or under-qualified for the position we have?” “What does that mean?” I asked. “Well, if they are over-qualified, they will get … Continue reading
Quick-list on Levels of Work
From the Ask Tom mailbag: Question: Tom, I just read the One Most Important Thing and it does cause some thinking and wondering how much many of us are doing this all wrong. I am the owner of a business … Continue reading
This Encourages the Candidate to Lie
“So, how did you miss this critical piece of information during the interview?” I asked. Ted was beside himself for a recent hire. “That’s the thing. I gave him some theoretical examples to find out what he would do in … Continue reading
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Not Part of My Job
“It happened again,” Ted explained. “I told myself that the next time we needed to hire someone, I would be prepared for the interview.” “And?” I asked. “Scott came down the hallway. He said the candidate had talked to four … Continue reading
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