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The Only Way to Accurately Screen Applicants is to Watch Them

Bob Wendover / September 15, 2021

I have been hiring people, writing about hiring people and teaching people how to hire people for more than 30 […]

My daughter works for a university. This summer, she hired a student intern named Bo. Bo is a rising senior

Bob Wendover / September 15, 2020

I was reminded the other day of a story of an elderly woman who would stand at the entrance to

Bob Wendover / September 1, 2020

I had been standing in the pharmacy line for almost ten minutes and was the next one to be served.

Bob Wendover / February 25, 2020

Sometimes it’s the basics that produce the best results. A while back, I met Bob a manager for the Hot

My daughter, Erin, is about to graduate with a master’s degree in student personnel administration. She applied for a job

Bob Wendover / November 28, 2018

A recent article in The Wall Street Journal explained the phenomenon of “Bring Your Parents to Work Day,” in which

It happens all the time. A new hire arrives for the first day of work. The supervisor rattles off a

Bob Wendover / October 31, 2017

For what seems like forever, employers have recruited teens to fill front-line positions. These jobs typically pay little more than

Bob Wendover / November 14, 2016

“How do you interview for a skill set you don’t have yourself?” I was asked this question the other day