Sarah Jones had been an HR Business Partner at Meridian Systems for six years — long enough to survive three ATS migrations and more "transformational" recruiting initiatives than she could count. So when she knocked on CHRO Diana Reeves's door on a Tuesday morning...
The shift to skills-based hiring is undeniably positive. But let's be clear: it's just one step in a multi-step process. You need to be sure the skills selected are the correct ones, that they’re being evaluated properly and you can attract qualified people who are...
This simple idea will begin a hiring revolution at your company and it needs to be on the first page of your company handbook. Never make an offer to a candidate without asking the hiring manager this question first: What does the person need to do in this role to be...
Consider this. We've built elaborate systems – competency matrices, skills assessments, personality profiles, behavioral interviews with STAR frameworks – that sound rigorous and scientific. But here's the uncomfortable truth: most organizations have no idea whether...
In 1944, engineers started circulating a brilliantly satirical technical description. The "turbo encabulator" supposedly used "a base plate of prefabulated amulite" to achieve "reciprocation of dingle arms to prevent side fumbling." The joke? It was complete gibberish...
To start the new year, I decided to ask four brilliant minds - Jobs, (Alfred) Adler, Ohno and Einstein to redesign the hiring process from scratch. Here's what they came up with. The Hiring Encabulator: A Philosophical Blueprint Imagine. Not reduce. Eliminate all...
Why is HR allowed to operate the only enterprise process where a 99.5% defect rate is considered normal — and then celebrate AI for making it faster? Now let me prove the shocking claim. First we just pulsed the major media market reviewing published reports for the...
I recently heard a great story on Instagram about how Steve Jobs classified employees using an ABC model. It’s based on a simple but powerful metric: how managers feel when someone resigns. When an A-player resigns managers feel terrible, knowing this person will be...
It's what people DO with what they HAVE that matters, not what they HAVE. You can easily figure this out using the performance-based interview.Start with a work history review to figure out the having part. Then ask about their major accomplishments to determine the...
Quantum Hiring will soon be here but for now we'll stick with calculus and "Moneyball for HR!" All of these idea takes the use of data to another level when it comes to making better hiring decisions. "Moneyball for HR!” is based on the concept that the best people...
When the demand for top people exceeds the supply, you need to implement an "Attract the Best" talent strategy, not one that's designed to weed out the unqualified. Yet it seems to me, HR Tech designers and their HR customers are ignoring this basic Economics 101...
This Fortune article describes why your HR tech AI project will likely fail despite what all of the HR pundits tell you. It summarizes what Julie Sweet - the CEO of Accenture - has found to be the three red flags when it comes to using AI improperly. It all comes down...
"Performance-based Hiring sounds great, but we don't have time for lengthy interviews." I hear this objection constantly. Hiring managers acknowledge that Performance-based Hiring is superior – assessing candidates on what they've accomplished beats checking boxes on...
Preface: The other day on LinkedIn Rich Lewis-Jones commented on the importance of this book, The Courage to Be Disliked, on his approach to driving change. The book has sold over 10 million copies and remains a top-10 best seller. It describes psychologist Alfred...
Let's put the hiring manager in charge of hiring and measure their success by the quality of the people they've hired. But the metric of success is not measured on Day 1. It's measured throughout the year. And by their new hires. Below is the why and the how. And...
(This story was written by ChatGPT in October 2023 describing the legal and diversity hiring implications of using AI vs. Performance-based Hiring based on this whitepaper from Littler. It predicted exactly what happened in the case of Workday vs. Mobley 20 months...
TL;DR: Why $2 Trillion in HR Tech Hasn’t Improved Hiring Despite decades of work and over $2 trillion invested in HR tech, companies still haven’t found a way to consistently improve quality of hire, retention, job satisfaction and performance. Most HR tech tools...
A great candidate experience (CX) is important – especially for the people you don’t hire. It preserves your brand reputation, keeps future talent engaged, and ensures applicants walk away with a positive impression. But if you're serious about building...
At the beginning of a recent Performance-based Hiring program for hiring managers, I made a confession. I told them that this program wasn't about interviewing and hiring, it was about what it takes to be a great manager. At the end they all agreed. Our new...
(Note: this article was written by ChatGPT. I (Lou Adler) just asked the questions.) By Chat GPT Prompt asked to Grok and ChatGPT Recently, I was presented with an intriguing prompt: If we were to rebuild the entire hiring system from scratch, eliminating preconceived...