Interview with a real voice Interviewers often use a set script of questions hoping to create uniformity across candidates and comfort in conducting the interview. This approach will certainly be easy to run with. However, the downside is that it stifles real conversation, which leads to real insights that may help you to understand more[…]
Here is a nice article by Travis Bradberry on Fobes that looks at the 12 habits of exceptional leaders. However, what really struck me about this article were the quotes that Travis used to illustrate each habit. “Courage is the first virtue that makes all other virtues possible.” —Aristotle “The more elaborate our means of[…]
Last week I was talking with the owner of a national retail chain about recruiting. I asked him was he happy with his staff? His shoulders dropped and he had a look of defeat about him when he answered by saying ‘we get the best of those who apply for the roles’. He explained that[…]
We have talked a lot about the short comings of automated recruiting systems. Over the holiday break I read this article The failure of automated recruiting by Liz Ryan on Forbes. Liz points out that the process doesn’t really produce the best result. What we should be focusing on is a more human voice. Tell[…]