Category: Finding Candidates

Something Negative Was Posted Using Social Media. Now What?

Q. One of our employees posted something very inappropriate regarding one of our managers on their Facebook account. Another person showed this to the manager, who became very upset. Our HR department is telling me I can’t fire this person as it is a freedom of speech issue.  Is this true? What about the manager’s [...]

Thursday February 2nd, 2012 in Employer Branding, Finding Candidates | No Comments »

4 Ways To Counter a Counter Offer

Counter offers should be expected, as nobody wants to lose their best people.  It is a lot easier to make a counter offer than to try to find a new person. Especially one that is top talent. In some strange way a counter offer is a good thing. It signals that the candidate’s current company [...]

Tuesday January 10th, 2012 in Compensation, Finding Candidates, Hiring Mistakes | 2 Comments »

It Is Harder To Find People When Unemployment Is High. Here’s Why.

Q. We have run ads on the job boards for two manager level positions and only received about 30 resumes. We expected to have more resumes than we could review in a reasonable time frame.  There has to be a good reason for such a low response rate. For years when we were hiring for [...]

Thursday December 29th, 2011 in Finding Candidates | No Comments »

How To Lower Your Risk When Hiring Salespeople

Q. We hire sales reps to be out in the field. Some are not even in Southern California. Hiring successful salespeople seems to be the most difficult hiring we do. How can we ensure they aren’t just selling us in the interview? This is one of the most asked questions I receive from my clients. [...]

Thursday December 22nd, 2011 in Finding Candidates, Interviewing | No Comments »

Are You Using Best Practices or Worst Practices in Hiring?

In many of my Vistage and TEC presentations with our popular You’re NOT the Person I Hired speaker program, members consistently slap themselves in the forehead, start sweating, hairs go up on the back of their neck, and they frequently challenge me on why I am creating so much pain around hiring. I’m convinced this [...]

Monday November 21st, 2011 in Finding Candidates, Hiring Mistakes | No Comments »

Hiring Top Talent Requires a Process

We have discovered that in many companies the hiring process is random, unstructured, and often the people are not highly skilled at hiring. It is no wonder that for many companies hiring top talent is a challenge. Most companies typically have very sophisticated processes and procedures for just about every activity except hiring. This in [...]

Thursday November 3rd, 2011 in Compelling Marketing Statments, Defining The Job, Finding Candidates, Success Factor Methodology | No Comments »

We Have Jobs – Where Are All Of The Candidates?

Q. We thought with unemployment as high as it is we wouldn’t have any problem finding people. However, the opposite seems to be happening. We get a lot of resumes, but the people are not the right fit, they don’t have the right experience or skills, and often aren’t even close to what we are [...]

Thursday October 6th, 2011 in Finding Candidates, Hiring Mistakes, Networking for Candidates, Placing Job Ads | 7 Comments »

Stopping Recruiters From Taking Your People

Q. Our industry is one that is actually growing during this recession.  Some of my people are getting calls from recruiters offering them new positions. We can’t afford to lose anyone at this time. Is there any way to keep recruiters away from my people? The short answer is no. Good recruiters are as good [...]

Thursday August 25th, 2011 in Finding Candidates, Hiring and Retention Trends, Recruiters | No Comments »

Solving The NUMBER One Hiring Problem Can Be Done

The number one hiring problem is untrained people. Most people have never had any formal training on hiring. This is especially true in mid to small companies. Even many large organizations don’t train managers on this topic. Some companies may provide interviewing training, but that is only one step in an effective hiring methodology. There [...]

Thursday August 11th, 2011 in Finding Candidates, Hiring Frustrations, Hiring Mistakes | No Comments »

Hiring In Another State Doesn’t Have to Be Difficult

Q. Over the next year we will be hiring a significant number of people outside of California. What are some ways to hire in other states other than running ads? Hiring in other states will take time and commitment from the hiring manager. They must become actively involved in the process. The best people in [...]

Thursday July 28th, 2011 in Finding Candidates, Hiring Mistakes | No Comments »
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