Stop Guessing, Start Testing: An Engineering Approach to Hiring
As an engineering intern in an R&D department almost 60 years ago I learned that there are two basic...
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Hiring Strangers Is More Miss Than Hit
Every hiring manager knows this paradox: When we promote someone internally, we’re right about 85% of the time. When...
Performance Matters! Skills, not so much.
It’s what people DO with what they HAVE that matters, not what they HAVE. You can easily figure this...
Use AI to Identify a “Growth Mindset”
Win-Win Hiring means measuring hiring success on the first year anniversary date, not the start date. This means both...
Interviews – Getting Employed Candidates to Show Up (A checklist for improving interview attendance)
Employed candidates are the most valuable because their skills and experience are up-to-date. But because they are busy working,...
Two Interviews Is the Magic Number for Job Seekers
How many interviews is enough when it comes to hiring someone? American job seekers and employers agree that more...
10 Great Interview Questions from a Seasoned HR Pro
While at the Maine Human Resource conference in Rockport last week I got the chance to sit in on...