We live in a day and age when many candidates have access to professional resume writers. I have referred business to an extremely talented one here in Louisville. She is talented with high integrity. Unfortunately many candidates blend a mixture of fact with fiction when writing their resume. And then when handed off to a professional resume writer the proverbial …
I know the answer but I went to the Harvard Business School website and clicked on the course catalog for their MBA program just to be sure. There I found courses offered on digital marketing strategies, entrepreneurship, general management, and managing human capitol. Nowhere to be found was a class on “how to interview and select top talent.” I can’t think of …
Sometimes I wonder how I ever got into the recruiting business. I was a businessman long before I ever became a recruiter. And even as a recruiter I never worked for a national or regional recruiting or staffing firm of any kind. The contingency recruiting world was never really a fit for me. Perhaps that’s why nothing my company does looks in any …
When candidates enter our offices for interviews, their primary objective is to get us to like them. This is a smart tactic because it works! We find ourselves liking them and wanting to offer them jobs. But this kind of subjectivity can distract us from the ultimate goal of effective selection. I’m reminded of one of the Seven Habits in Covey’s book, “Begin …
