Hiring Interviews Have Lost Their Accuracy — A Warning

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Yes, job interviews have been a tradition for well over a century. But we now live in a world where many new developments threaten the accuracy of interviews by transforming them into more like a version of liar’s poker. For example, candidates can now easily identify their likely interview questions and even the appropriate answers…

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Why Your Firm Has a Talent Shortage Explained (Bluntly)

Most organizations that are facing a talent shortage blame a variety of external factors, even though the actual culprit is the way their firm recruits. Even without visiting your firm, I can guarantee that your recruiting process contains several of the following egregious “talent killing” flaws. The Top 8 Reasons Why Your Organization Has a…

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New Decade. Different Recruiting Skills and Tools Required

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Over the last five years, we have seen that the top concern of all executives is finding, hiring, and retaining talent. As we approach 2020, company leaders will still lose sleep. Want to put their minds at rest? Here are my top five skills recruiters will need to be successful in the coming decade. Recruiting…

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You’re Trusting Your Gut Too Much in the Hiring Process

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As people leaders, we take pride in our ability to decide quickly and change our minds slowly. We trust our intuition and reasoning skills — and with good reason: These are the tools that have helped us rise to positions of prominence in our companies. The further up the ladder you go, the more you…

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