Hiring & Interviewing

6-point checklist for temps

September 11, 2020
Improving your decision-making procedures concerning temporary workers will produce more value from your expenditures. For starters, develop procedures in these six areas.

Keep first impressions in check

August 26, 2020
For all your careful preparations, hiring frequently hinges on emotional reactions. The candidates’ looks, body language, and overall appearance can subtly outweigh rational considerations. Do pay attention to your feelings and impressions, but filter them through the following steps.

Hiring a manager? Avoid these 3 mistakes

August 13, 2020
Choosing a new manager for a team is a big responsibility. When considering candidates, whether they’re from your current workforce or outside, guard against these mistakes that can trip you (and your new manager) up.

Interviewers: Avoid these mistakes

June 24, 2020
It’s not simply what you offer in the way of money and position that affects your hiring success rate. How you behave as an interviewer also carries great weight. Take note of these interviewer behaviors that applicants are very aware of—and don’t like.

Act quickly to snag top hires

June 24, 2020
Your work doesn’t end when you find a candidate you want to hire. You have to seal the deal before a competitor swoops in. Here’s how to make sure your choice doesn’t get stolen away.

The critical role all managers play in workplace diversity

June 23, 2020
Managers play a critical role in ensuring that a high-level corporate concept of workplace diversity comes to life in a way that all employees can feel, sense and embrace in their professional lives.

6 interview tips that stop the nonsense

June 4, 2020
Mel Kleiman of the hiring solutions firm Humetrics has pretty much seen it all—every type of prospective hire, and every mistake that can be made by those who have jobs that need filling. In a recent webinar, his advice to managers struggling to take away the best insights from job interviews included these eye-opening nuggets.

Scrap useless interview questions

February 26, 2020
The more job applicants you interview, the more at ease you are in the process. Unfortunately, the more self-confident you get, the more likely you are to rely on the same questions over and over. Try these tips for pruning out less useful questions.

Be a résumé detective

January 23, 2020
The résumé from the job-seeker’s perspective is a one-shot deal to get a foot in the door. So it’s no surprise that many candidates will embellish, fudge and downright lie to earn an interview. Scrutinize these three areas of a résumé.

Their last job isn’t the true picture

January 9, 2020
Recruiting and retention expert Mel Kleiman of Humetrics says that we make a mistake conducting job interviews when we immediately fall back on asking about the applicant’s current job or their last one.