We have been sharing a lot of information, tips and advice on how to run the best recruitment campaigns and how to maximize your success when you’re interviewing for a job. In addition, we also talked about the technology behind successful recruitment and how to implement that in a way that supports the organization’s goals
Recruitment isn’t an easy job. You have to be on it at all times. You need to be sharp, listen for clues, ask the right questions and never, ever drift off. So, I ensure I excel using gallons of coffee, a good preparation and I follow up on actions immediately. I know that as a
When you actually make it to my desk, it becomes even more important to shine, and to avoid simple but lethal interview mistakes. I have seen candidates make small mistakes and big mistakes. Although the small mistakes usually don\’t really bother me, they do stick with me. \”Oh yeah, that\’s the one that spilled the
Implement a solid interview process and save yourself a lot of pain and hassle down the line. Avoid disappointed candidates and frustrated hiring managers, and keep yourself from being caught in the middle. Use these easy tips on how to improve your process, just like I have. I have been part of interview panels for
“Before I updated my recruitment processes, I received many, many resumes, and a lot of them were useless for the role. But they meant either that the team had a lot of extra working communicating and rejecting them, or not following up, which for me was unacceptable. I need to protect the brand of the
“The nonverbal communication is at least as important as the verbal communication. When I was recruiting for a pretty important role in our company, it was my responsibility to go through the resumes and find a few candidates to put on a short-list. I was very happy to one day receive a resume that looked
“I ask the question, “tell me about yourself?”, because I genuinely want to learn about the person behind the resume. But the number of times candidates stumble and fall when answering this question, is staggering. I have had to interrupt candidates that started talking about their childhood, college internship and details about their first job.
“One of the questions I always ask the candidate is to tell me about their strengths and weaknesses. I can’t begin to tell you how telling the answers are. I always make the joke that it is one of the only true joys of the trade to ask a mean question like that, to pave
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