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What’s Your Special Sauce?
One of my prouder childhood achievements was beating the 30-second BigMac “challenge” as a 9-year old in desperate need of a promotional “Hamburglar” glass. Dad took me into the local McDonald’s, I...
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Driving in The Fog
I love my guts. Seriously. I’m the first to admit that for much of my career, a large part of my success as a staffing professional and/or generalist relied on instinct, “feel,” or some other...
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Be Deliberately Innovative
Here’s a tip for you, prospective job-seeker… grab a scratch pad and start describing your talents in terms of “innovation.” Look at your list. Now ask yourself this question— “Am I innovative?” If you...
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New Law Coming to a State Near You
“So, [candidate-person], how much do you currently make?” How is it that something so obviously inappropriate to ask in any social or professional setting is one of the boilerplate questions asked of...
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The Honeymoon Is Over, AKA “The Employee Experience”
“Candidate experience.” Google that term and you get just over 11 million hits. I’m guessing a fair percentage of those can be traced back to the contributors on this site, myself included, as sharing...
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How Should I Dress for My Interview?
Have you noticed that this is becoming an issue for both candidates and employers? It used to be pretty simple. If you got an interview, for almost any position, you showed up in your ‘Sunday’s Best’....
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Is Texting Candidate Screener Questions Better Than a Real Conversation?
I think it’s common belief that it’s always best to screen a candidate “live”, either in person or over the phone. We believe that the ‘immediate’ response is always best because it doesn’t give a...
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When it comes to how recruiters are evaluating candidates, the rules of the game are rapidly changing. Job interviews are becoming more intense, challenging candidates in new ways to eliminate canned...
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