Challenging Conversations Don’t Come with a Confidence Monitor
“Challenging conversations don’t come with a confidence monitor.” This thought popped into my head during a chat with my daughter […]
Interviewing
Blog, Critical Thinking, hiring, Hiring People, Interviewing, screening applicants
Should You Hire Them Even If They Just Fog the Mirror?
A lot has been written recently about the difficulty employers are having recruiting and hiring new employees. We knew this
Blog, Critical Thinking, Decision Making, Decision making process, Hiring People, Interviewing
If I’m Passing You On the Right – You’re an Idiot
“If I’m Passing You On the Right – You’re an Idiot.” That’s what the sticker on the back window of
Blog, hiring, Hiring People, Interviewing
What I Learned from Interviewing by Walking Around
Just after I graduated with my master’s degree, I had the good fortune to get an interview with Hewlett Packard.
Blog, Decision making process, hiring, Hiring People, Interviewing
The Only Way to Accurately Screen Applicants is to Watch Them
I have been hiring people, writing about hiring people and teaching people how to hire people for more than 30
Blog, Decision making process, hiring, Hiring People, Interviewing
Smile ‘em In and Smile ‘em Out
I was reminded the other day of a story of an elderly woman who would stand at the entrance to
Blog, Decision Making, hiring, Hiring People, Interviewing
Three Legal Tactics for Detecting How Applicants will Really Behave on the Job
I had been standing in the pharmacy line for almost ten minutes and was the next one to be served.
Blog, Decision Making, Hiring People, Interviewing, screening applicants
Let’s Make a $60,000 Decision in Twenty Minutes
My daughter, Erin, is about to graduate with a master’s degree in student personnel administration. She applied for a job
Blog, hiring, Hiring People, Interviewing
Be Careful Hiring Top Graduates
I shared this advice with the leaders of a Wall Street investment bank who complained that all their young analysts