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Monthly Archives: August 2005
Networking for Candidates at Technical Societies
I’ve received at least a half-dozen requests for help finding people in the last week. So it’s certainly time to think about ways to find candidates. (I have a whole chapter on sourcing strategy and examples in Hiring the Best … Continue reading
Structuring Interview Time
When I teach interviewing, many people want to know how to shorten their interviews. They think they spend too much time interviewing candidates. When I probe a little more, here’s what I find. Many people spend 30 minutes or less … Continue reading
Hiring the Best… is Available in Japanese
I’m so pleased to announce that Hiring the Best Knowledge Workers, Techies & Nerds: The Secrets and Science of Hiring Technical People is available in Japanese. Shoeisha is the publisher.See the picture of the book in margin.
Assessing Candidates with New-to-You Skills
Let me pose a situation facing one of my clients now. Their business is expanding, and they’ve agreed to develop a product that’s tangential to their current product line. This new product requires a new piece. If you’re a software … Continue reading
Where is the Risk?
Auren Hoffman has an intriguing post, It is too risky not to take a risk, suggesting that people take what appears to be the “risky” job rather than the safe job.I see it differently. I don’t see jobs as risks, … Continue reading
Attracting Candidates to “Unattractive” Jobs
During a recent workshop, one of the hiring managers asked, “How do we attract people to unattractive jobs, such as contract or temporary positions?” The first thing is to change your mindset. This job might be unattractive to you, but … Continue reading
I Don’t Hate HR
If you haven’t yet read Why We Hate HR, it’s time. The main points of the article are: HR should help find the best hires HR should nurture the stars HR should foster a productive work environment Keith Hammonds, the … Continue reading
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