Résumé red flags can be warning signs or signals for further investigation into a candidate’s qualifications. But do you know what to look for?
New Year, New Hire, Part 3: Top 5 Résumé Red Flags
Tag: Talent Acquisition
New Year, New Hire, Part 2: Are Cover Letters Necessary in 2022?
How necessary are cover letters in talent acquisition? If you’re thinking of refining your hiring process this year, you might want to consider a more efficient, more objective alternative to the cover letter. Learn more.
New Year, New Hire, Part 1: How Defining Your Employer Brand Can Help Attract Top Talent
Having a strong employer brand is important to candidate attraction and a successful talent acquisition process. Just a few key steps toward managing your organization’s reputation can help define it — learn how.
Do Personality Tests Fail At Selection?
There are a lot of hiring personality tests out there that claim to predict workplace performance. Unfortunately, you get what you pay for.
When Leaders Are Hired for Talent but Fired for Not Fitting In
Over and over again, organizations are unable to appoint the right leaders. According to academic estimates, the baseline for effective corporate leadership is merely 30%, while in politics, approval ratings oscillate between 25% and 40%. In America, 75% of employees report that their direct line manager is the worst part of their job, and 65%… Read more »
Assessment + Interview = Hiring Success
I was browsing the internet one night a few weeks ago, and I came across a story that caught my attention. The story is one of a Los Angeles County traffic cop that, through 20 years on the job and 25,000 traffic stops, has never received a single complaint. Zip. Zero. Zilch. Nada. This is… Read more »
3 Steps to Better Hiring
In his recent Wall Street Journal article, “Software Raises Bar for Hiring,” David Wessel raises some interesting talent acquisition questions: As candidate pools have grown exponentially in the struggling economy and screening processes have become more efficient and cost-effective through the use of various software solutions, have organizations become overly stringent in their job requirements?… Read more »
High Stakes Hiring
Like many people, my coworker is afraid of flying. We encourage him to take sleeping pills and try to distract him with entertaining stories during takeoff, but despite our best efforts, he usually remains anxious throughout the flight. Because of his fear, my coworker is drawn to news stories about plane crashes and equipment malfunctions,… Read more »