Interesting article sharing some of Steve Jobs’ wisdom about hiring as a basic, critical strategy to build a successful business. You’ll also be delighted to read his conclusion after years of hiring that: “hiring was the most important thing he did”and “Recruiting is hard.” One of the suggestions may …

These people are that often reviled group known as job jumpers. Even today, many hiring managers may immediately discount a great candidate for being a job jumper. Here are some points from a great article by Dr. John Sullivan. You probably know these already, but there is great info here …

Perhaps you’ve had this experience. You present candidates you think are a fit to your hiring manager, but the hiring manager doesn’t feel the same way about them. There seems to be something the hiring manager is looking for that you’re just not hitting. Often the hiring manager cannot even …

What Really Makes You A Successful Recruiter in the Eyes of Management & Hiring Managers? As a new recruiter (more years ago than I can bear to read in print), I “learned” that candidates were my success currency. That conclusion was the message of the 20 minutes of training I got. …

Even if we don’t talk about it out loud, most of us in recruiting know that hiring managers have major impact on: our productivity, our Time to Fill stats, our career, and how much we really enjoy our job.  This new research probably doesn’t tell you anything you didn’t already …

Tips to Identify Whether Your Culture will be a Fit for the Candidate Companies often hire for skills and fire for fit. I know you are totally aware of that! Before spending time sharing a lot of information about your unique culture, as tempting as that is, ask questions that …

Bad Hire: Calculate what it Really Costs! This is an interesting calculator to help your hiring managers really get the cost of a bad hire and see the value of the strategies you are putting in place. Everyone says they “know” bad hire costs, but showing people real albeit estimated …

Do a variation of the things Mark Suster discusses in his article, Why Recruiting Isn’t Over When an Employee Accepts Your Offer, to to help ensure you don’t get one of those calls where the candidate is letting you know they are changing their mind, and are not going to take your …

A Secret Way to have more Credibility and Influence with your hiring managers! Asking These Questions Will Do Exactly That–and Fast!  Getting more credibility with your hiring managers is a good thing, right? You’ll be amazed at how positively your hiring managers will react when you ask these great questions. Download …

Even if you work in a famous and/or fabulous company, you may have challenges getting enough great candidates for certain positions. Hiring managers don’t always understand that “famous and/or fabulous” isn’t enough to source and land the great ones who are in demand. This is where you can have some …