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Exposing the “Veneer of Superficiality” Interview

As a recruiter I abhorred the idea that an outstanding candidate for an important job was being judged by a person who wasn’t a very good interviewer. Sadly, after having debriefed over one thousand different interviewers, I estimate that about two-thirds fell short. And too often the assessments of those who were valid were overridden or discredited by those who weren’t.

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Be Careful What You Wish for …

I’m getting nervous with the proliferation of all of these AI-infused chatbots that will change life and work as we now know it. Some of them are wrong. Really wrong.

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Passive Candidate Recruiting Performance-based Interview Quality of Hire Rethinking the Job Description Talent Strategy

Use This 3-step Win-Win Hiring Program to Ensure You Land the Right Candidate

In part 1 of this series, I suggested that in order to increase interviewing accuracy beyond the 65% standard of behavioral interviewing, you needed to first ask this question when opening up a new job requisition

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Quality of Hire

Why Candidate Experience Should Start with the Job Description — and Continue Well After the Hire Date

To set the record straight, I believe that providing an extraordinary candidate experience for serious and well-qualified candidates is essential. After all, you’re affecting these people’s lives and it’s important for them to have all the information they need to make the right career decision.

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Making This One Change to How I Wrote Job Descriptions Made Me a Better Recruiter

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This One Change Will Make Your Job Descriptions Much More Compelling

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Harvard Professor Declares Job Descriptions Should Finally Be Discarded

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The 4 Work Types that Will Improve Your Job Descriptions

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15 Hack-a-Job Ideas for Getting a (Better) Job

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Change How Your Hiring Manager Uses Job Descriptions (and Get a Few Hugs)

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