Over the past decade we’ve seen a rise in the agile methodology for software development. While I’m not a developer myself, one thing stands out to me as someone who does know talent acquisition: finding skilled agile practitioners could be …
Hiring the right person is a serious matter and is not to be taken lightly. Job growth is steady but, with high unemployment, is not growing at the rate we’d like to see. This means that when it comes to …
Last week the title of an Inc. article caught my eye: “Why You Should Hire Like a Rock Band.” Now, the closest I’ve ever been to being in a rock band would be the third-row seats I had at Springsteen …
One of the most frustrating moments in the life of a hiring manager is discovering that a worker you hired, whether direct or temporary, falls short of the skills or attributes that you thought he or she had. It’s even …
We had the opportunity to catch up with Mark Murphy for a Seamless Workforce podcast the other week. Mark is the founder and CEO of Leadership IQ and author of “Hiring for Attitude.” Equipped with years of research on 20,000 …
When was the last time you sat down and examined the similarities between your high performers? How about the characteristics most prevalent among your low performers? Mark Murphy, founder and CEO of Leadership IQ, says that these introspective evaluations are …
When “The Jetsons” first hit the airwaves in the 1960s, the video phone used by Mr. Spacely and George was futuristic. Lucky for us, the future has arrived and is becoming quite valuable for recruiters and interviewees alike. I’m not …
The infamous funnel. It’s one of the most prominent buzzwords in the recruitment industry and is used every day by companies, staffing providers, colleges, and even the U.S. military. Based on the theory that if you regulate your process you …
This past spring, 1.7 million students graduated from college, and hiring managers were faced with some important choices. Would you rather hire a recent grad from the University of Houston with a 3.7 GPA or a grad from Rice University …
In celebration of the slight drop in the national unemployment rate last week, today’s Movieclips Monday is about that age-old ritual known as the job interview. From the newest figures released by the Labor Department, it’s great to hear that …
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