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Monthly Archives: January 2006
A Little Humor from Comedy Central
I’m in Israel now, getting ready to work with a client tomorrow. When I travel, I watch CNN, and in Israel, I see the international edition. Jon Stewart had a funny segment on his show tonight, American Resolution: New Job. … Continue reading
Some Templates Posted
I may not have been blogging much these days, but I have been busy. I’ve posted three templates to my website. Job analysis template (in pdf) Job description template (in pdf) Job advertisement template (in pdf) As with all templates, … Continue reading
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Tagged Hiring the Best, job ad, job analysis, job description
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A Job Description is Not an Ad
Lisa Haneberg, in her post, How do we define a job – Part 2, develops a prototype for a job posting. She does a great job. She starts with a main attractor, adds in the essential qualities, preferences, and skills, … Continue reading
The “Why Did You Leave Your Last Job” Question
Hiring managers love the ‘Why did you leave your last job’ question. As an interviewer, too many people are willing to tell all, and those stories explain a lot about a candidate.Anthony in Been Fired Lately? says it’s not a … Continue reading
What’s the State of Your Job Descriptions?
In description prescription, Don Blohowiak asks the question, “How much of a factor do you think job descriptions are in influencing what people do at work all day?” (None is his cynical answer Part of the manager’s job is to … Continue reading
Behavior-Description Questions for Senior Staff
I always thought it was easier to ask senior managers and senior technical staff questions, because they had so much experience. But especially with managers, much of their experience is about judgement calls and the way they make decisions. So, … Continue reading
A Rant About Judicial Hearings
The Alito hearings this week made me cringe. If you watched or heard any of them, you saw senators orating, leading, and in general asking ridiculous questions (both sides). Why didn’t anyone ask either of these two sets of questions: … Continue reading
Analyzing a Job Two Ways
Dave Liebreich has a post Job Descriptions Made Easy, where he describes the value of following the job analysis template in Hiring the Best …and a technique to use Tinderbox to see the job analysis. Cool.
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