Archive for the ‘Hiring Practices’ Category
Monday, June 9th, 2008
Consultants. We've all either used them, been them, or both at one time or another. Companies love them and hate them. The pattern is usually something like this:
The company needs more manpower or expertise in some area
They have a brilliant idea: Hire consultants!
Consultants come in to help. Since the company ...
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Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
As I've mentioned in previous posts, I'm going through the process right now of expanding staff, and that means the time-honored tradition of interviewing candidates.
The other day, I interviewed a candidate that asked a blatantly obvious question- one that no one had ever asked before. It's so obvious that I ...
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
One of the courses I attended recently outlined some great tips on hiring that I thought I would share. Here are five things you can do to get to know the person you're interviewing better and make a better hiring decision:
1) Hire for attitude, train for skills
Any skill can be learned- ...
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