Just like a chef…it’s all in the preparation
Do you know what Chefs and recruiting and in common? It’s the planning. A Chef doesn’t just start cooking, and you shouldn’t just start recruiting. A Chef will review the menu, look for what’s needed, anticipate needs, and determine what to make. In recruiting, you need to do the same: review your current workforce, look […]
How To Do a Better Interview
Are you Driving the Bus in the Right Direction?
Interviewing candidates: How do I know they are a good
It doesn’t matter if it’s your first interview or your 100th – you are going to be hesitant about candidates. To help you along, you need to have a plan for your interviews. Winging it is not a plan. I have done over the a thousand interviews and I still use a sheet with set […]
Is Recruiting New People Getting You Frustrated?
I see it time and time again. Business owners and managers getting frustrated over the recruitment process. The process of trying to figure out if a person is good fit for the company, position, and peers. The entire process can feel long, time consuming, and with questionable results. Let’s review each step in the process […]
Why is your job posting not working? Marketing
When most people think of recruiting, it looks like this. Get the job description and post it on-line, review the resumes, lots of non-qualified people, post again, review resumes – possibly find one or two that could do the job. Does that sound like you? Why is this process so frustrating? Because you need to […]
3 Tips for a Better Hire
How many times have you gone through the process of interviewing and hiring someone only to find out the person you hired is not the person you interviewed. My guess – more times than you care to remember. How frustrating it is to interview a person, hire them and start training them only to realize […]
Marketing A Job
There is one aspect of recruiting I never understood – putting a job description as an ad for a job. Tell me, when was the last time you read a job descriptions and said “Yes! That’s the job for me” – answer honestly – probably never. Job Descriptions aren’t meant for marketing – it is […]
Skip the either/or, find the “and” in recruiting
Summary: When hiring, skip the either/or of cultural fit and skills. Make it cultural fit “and” skills. Finding, recruiting and hiring people can be an on-going activity at many companies. This can be due to growth or turnover (replacing people). Actually I find in many cases, it is because they have the wrong person in […]
Help Wanted…the right way
Summary: Don’t be the cynical person who thinks no one wants to work. To find the right person to work for you look beyond skills. I have to be honest, if I hear this one more time – I am going to scream! I have the privileged of working with some entrepreneurs on hiring their first employee. […]