Building Your “Brand”
A colleague shared a great article written by Brett Minchington, an Australian consultant and expert on employer branding. He mentions that he has been studying this issue for years and thought the start of a new decade would be a great time to explore it further. It is interesting the reaction that you get when you say “branding” to the average business person. I usually get a...
Read MoreGreat Interview Questions
In actuality the interview process has been defined as potentially the weakest link in hiring and selection, but I came across these questions every interview should include and I wanted to share them with you and why you should use them: How about them Yankees? The point of this type of question is an icebreaker. It establishes a rapport and a context. Interviewing is stressful, if you can...
Read MoreBuilding Your “Team”
A Conference Board study released last week reported that worker satisfaction is at an all time low. Many employers are relying upon the recession as a retention strategy- employees have no where to go therefore we can concentrate on “other” aspects of our business. Yes Virginia, that strategy is really as dumb as it sounds! So I would like to explore a different paradigm; one that...
Read MoreWhat’s Your Plan?
I just had the opportunity to read a couple of articles that managed to both alarm me and to reinforce a long standing belief I have- we need to invest much more energy in our recruitment and selection processes. The alarming part of the articles included the following: It is estimated that employee turnover costs the U.S economy $5 trillion annually. Another study states that we lose $200...
Read MoreWrong Process = Wrong Results
I had an opportunity to read a literature review from last year that drew some pretty interesting conclusions not only for the U.S., but worldwide.Steven Zaccaro, in his piece, Executive Talent Assessment and Selection: A Literature Review described a five step process. Defining executive candidate position requirements (technical skills)Delineating appropriate candidate attributes (cultural...
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