Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Hiring Managers”
The old recruiter joke is that every hire that a recruiter makes is a great hire. We take all of the credit for good hires. Bad employees? Those were good hires turned bad by “management.” Just a lighthearted joke to remind everyone that some hires just don’t work. The truth? A lot of the bad hires I have been associated …
I am fascinated by high profile hiring decisions. There is something about the drama that goes into hiring someone like Marissa Mayer that inspires tales of politics and intrigue, and I eat it up. Jenny McCarthy is the most recent example, and I think ABC’s decision to hire her perfectly shows the rub that goes on in corporations every day …
If there is one thing I no nothing about it’s sororities and rush – which is really the perfect storm for me to write! I was thinking a couple of weeks ago about some ideas for a webinar – the premise would be – “Hiring Managers suck at selecting the right candidate.” Easy enough, right? But in classic FOT style …
Generally speaking I lean towards the more liberal side when it comes to involving employees in critical decisions facing their organization. After all, we hire adults (for the most part) and adults are capable of handling the truth and making tough decisions. But I’ve come around to the point of view that while involvement and engagement is an important part …
I read and essentially disagreed with a post over at Recruiter.com about “7 Questions Great Candidates Ask“, so figured I better pony up with some of my favorite questions. It wasn’t that ALL 7 sucked, but they were predictable, like “Why did the previous job holder leave?” And, “job holder”? Really??! Who says “job holder”? I did like #7 – …
The next big thing in HR is also the #1 thing HR sucks in. Whether you’re feeling it or not in your organization, hiring is coming back. That means slowly but surely the economy is getting better. That means slowly but surely you’re going to have people retiring. All those Baby Boomers that held on an extra 2, 3, 4 …
Let’s face it; a blown call is a blown call. Be it on the football field, basketball court or in hiring. Recruiters and refs get tainted with the one or two blown calls but seldom do we celebrate the hundreds of good calls they make. The other day I was watching a football match (soccer for all you neophytes) and …
I’ve complained in the past about certain old skool HR metrics that are still hanging around in our organizations even though they don’t really matter (at best) or actually damage an organization (at worst). But many of us still diligently report on them regularly even though deep down we know they don’t mean jack. Now I’ll be the first to …
Have you guys ever seen a top level athlete in high school get recruited to play college sports? I'm not talking about your best friend Mary's son, Billy, who hit .338 his senior at Northern High and is getting a partial scholarship to St. Mary's Western Community College. I'm talking top 100 kids who have offers from USC, Notre Dame, …
There's something that I think most employees experience from time to time, that feeling like no one is listening to me! It happens to everyone from the CEO down to the janitor. I'm sure the lower down the career ladder you go, the more you experience this feeling. Many times it really isn't that people aren't listening. In fact, you're …
