Archive for Rethinking the Job Description
Posted by Lou Adler
Many years ago I worked with LinkedIn on preparing a video highlighting the importance of developing a hiring strategy based on attracting the best rather than one designed to filter out the weak. It turns out that without the right talent strategy it's not possible to hire more leaders on a consistent basis. Chance, hope, the latest technology or job boards won't help. While the message in the video is still true today, most people will have some Catch-22 excuse why it won't work.
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Posted by Lou Adler
According to the latest LinkedIn data, financial advisors have become a hot commodity. The role tops our latest list of jobs with the fastest-growing demand, beating out in-person positions (including retail sales specialists, store associates, and tellers) that employers are rushing to fill as the United States and many European countries continue to lift pandemic restrictions.
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Posted by LouAdlerArticles
Make sure you read “15 Ways to Hack-a-Job” if you’re starting to think about changing jobs. Here are 107 other job posts for job seekers that will guide you step-by-step through ensuring you compare offers properly especially how to negotiate compensation. You’ll find the condensed version in The Essential Guide for Hiring & Getting Hired.
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With hiring on the rise in many countries and vaccinations ramping up across the world, it feels as if the global economy is about to turn a corner.
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Posted by Lou Adler
In part 1 of this series, I suggested that in order to increase interviewing accuracy beyond the 65% standard of behavioral interviewing, you needed to first ask this question when opening up a new job requisition
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Posted by Lou Adler
It doesn’t take a lot of insight to attribute the increase in turnover over the past 25 years to the idea that most people change jobs for the wrong reasons. For some proof, just consider this report from Gallup indicating that only 30% of the workforce is fully engaged. According to Gallup, this results in a $1 trillion problem. A more recent survey we conducted on how job satisfaction impacts job hunting status validates the Gallup study.
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Posted by Lou Adler
In The Essential Guide for Hiring & Getting Hired I contend that one of the big reasons companies struggle to hire exceptional talent is by posting job descriptions that require a bunch of prerequisites that don’t predict on-the-job success.
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