Fact: Just as job seekers get nervous about interviews, so do interviewers at times. Even if they aren't always nervous, they aren't always very good at it, either. Many just wing it. Google has a great tool for practicing interview skills that can make the hiring managers in your company better at what they do. It's called Interview Warmup. The tool lobs questions [...]
The entire recruiting process hinges on this moment. You’re putting forth a job offer, and hoping your first-choice candidate says YES. Other than the figures in your offer, which obviously matter, you’ve ideally laid the groundwork in advance. In other words, throughout the interview process you’ve been transparent, communicative and available. You've also discussed the candidate's career goals, counteroffer from current employer and [...]
“Once upon a time there was a (CFO/CPA/salesperson/etc) who defied all odds and broke the company records…” There’s an art to good storytelling, and it’s one you should hone as you search for a new role. Being able to tell your story to interviewers and hiring managers is essential to winning their attention and favor. Good storytelling is brief and succinct, without a [...]
What does hiring look like in the next year? This is a question on the minds of many of my clients, candidates and those in my professional network. At the end of July, news leaked that Apple is going to slow down hiring over the next year in anticipation of a looming economic downturn. Even though not an official announcement, it instantly made [...]
According to the experts and all the studies, the length of a job commute is inversely proportional to life satisfaction — and a big contributor to job burnout. But what if you have no choice? While getting your commute down to its shortest possible span might seem like the wise move, a study by Barcelona Institute for Global Health shows that commuting through [...]
The IRS issued a warning in June (attached) that bad actors are using fake job offers to steal personally identifying information as well as money. Specifically, they get their hands on your personal information and use it to file for unemployment in your name — which can really mess with your records and your taxes. How to tell if a job offer is a [...]
In June, the founder and CEO of Yelp, Jeremy Stoppelman, boldly referred to hybrid work as “the worst of both worlds” and “the hell of half measures.” Unlike a lot of CEOs, however, he didn’t double down on coming back to the office. Instead, Yelp announced that it’s closing offices in New York, Chicago and D.C.—as well as reducing its Phoenix space—and sending [...]
The hiring process at many companies is far too complicated, and I get why. You want to make sure you’re hiring the right people. Onboarding new hires is expensive, after all. But the fear of making a mistake in hiring has overly complicated the process for many companies today. For instance, in cross-functional organizations where a new hire will work with many different [...]
Another day, another remote work poll. McKinsey’s latest data shows that 58% of Americans demand the choice of working from home at least once a week, and 35% want the option EVERY day. Yet, those with the option to work at home or in the office typically work remotely only 3.3 days a week. They still find value in coming into the office, [...]
When you’re interviewing candidates for an open role, it’s typically pretty easy to come up with tactical questions to ask about things like experience, software skills and other tangibles. But behavioral questions are just as important, and can be more tricky to come up with. Based on my 25+ years as a recruiter, here are a few categories you should consider covering: ✅ Questions [...]