Heather has a great post, Recruiters who actually know what they are talking about. The piece that resonated with me: I can’t imagine doing a phone interview or discussing an open position with a hiring manager without having strong knowledge of the functional space. If you’re a hiring manager inside an organization, using an internal […]
I thought that most of my readers were inside large-ish organizations, where they had people to worry about the budget for them. But it appears that some of you are owners of or work for smaller (generally consulting) organizations, where you (lucky you!) make the decision about when to hire another person. There are two
I recently received an email asking me about salary ranges for architects and project managers. The author of the email wasn’t sure which job to take, and thought he’d make a decision based on money. Candidates, don’t make a decision based on money. Do what you love to do. Certainly there are people who are
A colleague was wound up in knots. He’d been interviewing with a company where he really wanted a job. The job was a step up in responsibility, the product was “way cool,” and the commute was 10 minutes. His current job was a technology he was tired of, the company was in the decreasing sales
When I was in Israel earlier this month, Roy Osherove interviewed me. The interview is hosted at IT Conversations. Roy asked questions about why I wrote the hiring book, and what people would get out of it. We also spoke about managing projects and managing people, including the biggest mistake I ever made as a
We’re teaching my older daughter to drive. She’s had her permit since late August, and we try to make sure she drives 2-4 hours/week. In reality, that’s not a lot of driving. Just commuting to work most likely takes you 5 hours/week. But this past weekend, my daughter drove back from our ski weekend in
Take a look at Ask My Advice. If you’re hiring a senior manager, it’s difficult to imagine not using a recruiter. But the recruiter fees can be a heavy tax to pay. But, take A (Anthony?)’s advice: Ask why someone would want to work at your company Negotiate with a smaller recruiting firm for a
I had dinner recently with someone who said, “We put our candidates through the wringer. First we test them, then we interview them, then we give them another test.” I spoke with someone else whose manager wants an extensive role play to pit candidates against each other (sounds a little like The Apprentice to me).
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I’m in Israel this week, teaching project management. In one class, a student asked, “How technical does a PM have to be?” The inevitable answer: it depends. A project manager needs to understand the dynamics behind the work of the project. I was teaching software (and hardware) project management today. A PM for a software