The NEW Most Important Interview Question of All Time
You might recall that this was formerly known as the most important interview question of all time.
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Filling Generic Jobs with Generic People is a Recipe for Disappointment
It turns out that hiring outstanding talent on a consistent basis has little to do with your ATS, which job boards you use or the quality of your competency model. The process shown in the image below (PDF version) will give you consistent great results as long as you do these four things first:
Continue Reading →HR's Misreading of the Labor Law is #1 Cause of Hiring Bias
In my semi-retired state, I’ve decided to give away my best secrets for recruiting and hiring the top 25% with a new type of training program. Many of them are highlighted in the infographic above. You'll be able to learn and apply them all just by reading Hire with Your Head (4th ed, Wiley. September 2021) and becoming a participating member of our virtual book club.
Continue Reading →Managerial Fit is the Key to Achieving More Win-Win Hiring Outcomes
It doesn’t take much research to figure out that for candidates who are hired primarily for their hard skills when they underperform it’s most often due either to their lack of soft skills, team skills or an inability to work with their hiring manager. These problems can be avoided by changing how candidates are assessed with more focus on the context of the job and the fit factors, not just their technical competency. The “how to do this properly” is fully covered in the 4th edition of Hire with Your Head (Wiley & Sons, September 2021) but the theme of hiring for the anniversary date, rather than the start date, is the real purpose of the book. This is called Win-Win Hiring.
Continue Reading →This One Question Will Change Who You Hire
Simply put, if you describe work as a series of performance objectives rather than a list of skills, experiences and competencies you can attract a broader pool of more diverse and high potential talent.
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As part of the fourth edition of Hire with Your Head (Wiley, September 2021) we’re starting a unique book club for those who pre-order the book. Over the next several weeks I’ll be highlighting different themes from the book. This week focuses on the idea of hiring for the long-term rather than the start date in order to achieve consistent Win-Win Hiring outcomes.
Continue Reading →Raise the Talent Bar by Redefining the Bar
Raising the talent bar involves consistently hiring people who are in the top half of their peer group. If this is a strategic talent acquisition goal for your company, you need to consider these fundamental truths about hiring people who are already in the top half:
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Leave a Comment (0) →Lou Adler's Hiring Troubleshooting Guide
Here is Lou Adler's Hiring Troubleshooting Guide, a comprehensive listing which outlines the hiring problem and the solution.
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Leave a Comment (0) →The Truth Is Out There at Least for Hiring Top Talent
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Leave a Comment (0) →A Hiring Manager’s 10-Step Guide for Hiring Top Talent
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Leave a Comment (0) →Use the Process of Success to Hire Better People
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Leave a Comment (0) →The 10 Traits of Outstanding Candidates
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Leave a Comment (0) →5 Ways Good Managers Can Hire Great People
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Leave a Comment (0) →Hire More Diverse Talent by Rethinking the Job Description
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Leave a Comment (0) →Big Idea 2015: The One Trend That Will Impact Your Job
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Leave a Comment (0) →How to Get a Job in the Hidden Job Market in 2015
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Leave a Comment (0) →The One Hiring Mistake Everyone Makes and How to Avoid It
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Leave a Comment (0) →4 Things the World's Best Managers Do to Hire the World's Best People
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Leave a Comment (0) →Lou Adler’s 5 Rules for Recruiting Passive Candidates
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Leave a Comment (0) →Forget the Glass Ceiling; It’s Time to Break the Talent Ceiling
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Leave a Comment (0) →How the Best Recruiters Prep Their Best Candidates
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Leave a Comment (0) →Five Hiring Trends that Will Affect Your Career
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Leave a Comment (0) →The 4 Deadly Hiring Sins and How You Can Overcome Them
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Leave a Comment (0) →Spell of the Clever Query or How to Turn Frogs Into Purple Squirrels
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Leave a Comment (0) →The One Thing You Must Do to Break the Talent Ceiling Limit
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Leave a Comment (0) →2 Foolproof Rules for Avoiding 2 Classic Hiring Blunders
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Leave a Comment (0) →How to Hire People Who Can Hit the Ground Running
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Leave a Comment (0) →Sourcing Problems are Rarely the Problem
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