16 Jan The #1 Career Mistake Capable People Make

I recently reviewed a resume for a colleague who was trying to define a clearer career strategy. She has terrific experience. And yet, as I looked through it I could see the problem she was concerned about: she had done so many good things in so many different fields it was hard to know what was distinctive about her. As we talked it became clear the resume was only the symptom of a deeper issue. In an attempt to be useful and adaptable she has said yes to too many good projects and opportunities. She has ended up feeling overworked and underutilized. It is easy to see how people end up in her situation:

30 Nov 7 Ways to Scare off a Recruiter

Did you know that the average time looking at a CV is 5-7 seconds? According to The Confessions of the Recruitment Industryinfographic by BeHiring, not only do recruiters spend less than 10 seconds scanning resumes, if they catch one spelling or grammar error the resume will automatically be discarded. Ouch.

05 Sep 5 Questions Great Job Candidates Ask

Many of the questions potential new hires ask are throwaways. But not these.

15 Aug Measuring Cost Per Hire, and How it Can Reduce Your Strategic Impact

Even though the cost per hire metric is widely used, that certainly doesn’t mean that it adds value, and it may in fact actually hurt the recruiting function.

01 Aug 3 Interview Questions That Reveal Everything

Employee fit is crucial. Here's a simple way to know if a job candidate is right for your business.

11 Jul The False Choice of Mediocrity

Too often, we're presented with choices that don't please us. We can pick one lousy alternative or the other. And too often, we pick one.

28 Mar Feel the love

Finding a great recruiter isn't easy, keeping them isn't hard. It's all about feeling the love. Ask yourself this question; is yours a business that wants to hire people in the top 10% of their field, or as close to it as possible, or the bottom 10%? If you answered that with bottom 10%, your business won’t be around for too long and there’s a fair chance you’ve got rocks in your head.