Here’s the scene: a conference room full of hiring managers and HR professionals, all intently listening to a presentation, taking notes, and earnestly nodding. The topic? Fostering diversity in the workplace. Everyone present solemnly agrees that they…
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In my most recent blog post Debunking the Hunt for a Recruiter, I began breaking down the process by raising questions you should ask before you decide to hire a recruiter. We considered the first question: Why hire a recruiter in the first place? In this post, we’ll dig deeper into your role in the recruitment process. Let’s assume my …
Graduation season always reminds me of insights I have gained from my favorite graduation speech of all time. In This is Water, David Foster Wallace begins with this anecdote: “There are these two young fish swimming along, and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says, ‘Morning, boys, how’s the water?’ …
The holidays have arrived. What a wonderful time of year! Lately, I have been reflecting on the meaning of the old verse “for everything there is a season.” This oft-quoted saying reminds me that our lives are driven by a constant flow of change. I find that the key to my happiness and the health of my business can best …
For some time now, Frederique Campagne-Irwin of Her Corner has been challenging me to move TalentFront from a personality-driven business – selling oneself — to the next level of sustainability – selling a solution. I understood the concept, but I didn’t really understand what that meant, at a gut level, until I passed up an opportunity because I could not …
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The Real Cost of a Bad Hire
There is nothing quite like that moment when you find and extend an offer to the right candidate! You just know that bringing her on is going to have an awesome impact on your business and you can’t wait for her to get started. Only sometimes, that impact isn’t awesome. Sometimes when the new hire starts working, she doesn’t click …