Posts tagged: Hiring

How Many Interviews Should It Take To Hire Someone?

Q. How many interviews should a company have when hiring someone? Our company has 9 or 10 people meet the candidate. Some candidates complain it is too long. Is there a normal number of interviews before hiring someone? It isn’t the quantity of the interviews but the quality of the interviews that counts.  When jointly [...]

Thursday January 12th, 2012 in , , , , , | No Comments »

It Takes Too Long To Hire Someone

Q. Our hiring process takes too long. By the time we start the search and hire someone it might be 3 or 4 months. Any suggestions on how to reduce the time it takes to hire someone? Depending on the level of the person this may not be all that long.  I find the biggest [...]

Thursday January 5th, 2012 in , , , | No 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 , , , , , , | 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 , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

3 Guarantees To Recruiter-Proof Your Best Talent

As recruiters for more than 30 years, my partner Barry Deutsch and I have intuitively known why every now and then a potential candidate we try to recruit says to us, “Thanks for the call, but I really like my position.”  Until last year though, we have never actually validated those reasons. Last year I [...]

Monday January 17th, 2011 in , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments »

A+B+C = Top Talent. Defining A,B,C.

Top talent = doing the right things, the right way, the first time + ability to get the most from others + intuitive ability to think and work strategically. Looking deeper into this equation: A) Do the right things, the right way, the first time deals with the tactical functions of the job. The basic [...]

Wednesday November 17th, 2010 in , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

Who Is Responsible For Hiring Top Talent In Your Company?

Was your answer HR or the hiring manager? I typically ask this question in our hiring workshops, seminars and Vistage presentations to CEOs and key executives. The answers are generally either HR or the hiring manager. Both of which I disagree with. I believe hiring top talent in any organization falls squarely on the CEO’s [...]

Thursday September 30th, 2010 in , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments »

Why Is Recruiting Sales People Like High School Sports?

In many companies, the recruitment process of trying to find top talent for their sales team resembles the process high school sports teams use to add players. They take whoever shows up at their doorstep and considers that the candidate pool. Discover in this audio program the key elements it takes to fish in deep [...]

Tuesday September 21st, 2010 in , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

What Role Does Luck Play When Hiring Sales People?

If you’re praying that luck will help – you’re doomed to mediocre and average hires. Improve the probability of hiring top talent in your sales function. Barry and Brad discuss the elements of a rigorous hiring process for ensuring that you’ll hire top-notch sales professionals. Components discussed in this radio program include finding and recruiting [...]

Thursday September 16th, 2010 in , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

How To Eliminate Embellishment When Hiring Sales People

The vast majority of hiring executives and managers are frustrated that the candidates they interview – especially sales professionals –  embellish and exaggerate what they’ve done or what they can do. In this radio broadcast, Barry and Brad talk about the specific techniques of interviewing, assessment, and evaluation. Barry and Brad discuss the precise techniques [...]

Friday September 10th, 2010 in , , , , , | No Comments »
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