Finding and Training Your Replacement
If you
Start Meetings the Right Way
Meetings are never the most popular item on the office task list, but they
Questions to Ask (and Avoid) During Your Interview
During your job interview, your potential employer will be giving you the third degree in an attempt to evaluate your skills and personality. She
Management Tips: Protect Yourself from Burnout
When you step over the line from employee to manager, your responsibilities suddenly magnify by factors of 10. You
Use Social Media to Your Advantage
A decade in the past, when social media first appeared on the scene, most hiring managers viewed this resource as a mixed blessing. They were right to be cautious. At that point, investigating a candidate online still had a distinctly creepy place in our culture, and the idea of combing through a candidate
Evaluating Candidates: How to Address Poor Past Performance
The interviewee sitting across from you at the table seems smart, competent, and pleasant. He has a bright smile and his resume looks impressive
Is Your Candidate a Cultural Fit? How to Find Out
HR studies and volumes of anecdotal evidence are now confirming what
Can You Improve Your Job Application Process?
Is your application process a hassle? Do you put your applicants through a series of hoops and challenges that require continuous attention for more than 30 minutes? Is your system more complex and convoluted than it has to be, and are you placing the burden of this bureaucratic tangle onto your talented prospective employees? If you are, stop doing this. And do so immediately. Some employers believe that
How to Lose a Candidate BEFORE the Interview
Most experienced staffing managers already know that a bad interview can allow a talented candidate to slip away. Disrespectful questions, rude behavior, lateness, and similar transgressions can have a negative impact on an otherwise sound staffing strategy. But not many managers fully appreciate the impact of the small interactions that take place before the interview ever happens. Don
Interviewer Mistakes: DON
As the rate of unemployment drops and competition for skilled labor starts to tighten, you