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Contingency vs. Retained Search – Common Fallacies
In selecting a search firm, it’s wise to look first at their track record and their understanding of your business needs. But then, when you start comparing search firms, you will see a broad array...
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HR Blogs at a Glance
It’s difficult to keep up with the latest thinking in any field. Heaven knows I struggle mightily to keep up with the latest thinking in staffing and performance management, and frankly, I don’t even...
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You Put the Wrong Person in Charge of Your Hiring Process
It’s a cruel irony. As a Hiring Manager, the only time you are forced to think about hiring is when you are too busy to focus on it … because you are understaffed. But being busy is not really the...
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Social Media Only Makes Recruiting Fundamentals More Important
Every day I see more recruiters starting to engage with social media. Understanding social media is no longer optional for recruiting professionals, your career will suffer if you are a Twidiot. But...
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How to Hire Within Your Salary Budget
As a manager, you have the financial responsibility to hire the very best person you can, given the salary budget you have. But sometimes you can’t find the person you want to hire within your salary...
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Busting HR Out of the Box
I have the privilege of working with some incredibly talented HR professionals. People who are really integral to, and transformative in their organizations. But until recently you would never...
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Needlessly Offensive Hiring Practices
On a typical search we’ll review 200 – 500 resumes. Even with the right staff, finely honed processes, and a state-of-the-art applicant tracking system it’s a lot work. And hiring is all we do. So...
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Condescension – The Sure Sign of Bad HR
How can you tell if your HR team is toxic to your work environment? Look for any hint of condescension. If your conversations with HR sound like Dana Carvey’s “Church Lady” or Dolores Umbridge from...
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Are Your People a Drag or a Sail?
We staff a lot of new initiatives. And we’re often brought in when executives want to rethink how they have staffed a position. So I regularly hear how executives talk about the intersection of...
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Removing Bias (and Desperation) from Your Hiring Decisions
In a doomed attempt to save time, many hiring managers unwittingly make themselves both more desperate and more biased in their hiring decisions. When you prematurely narrow the number of candidates...
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Hiring Usually Gets In the Way Just When You’re Trying to Get Something Done
In a small organization, hiring gets in the way just when you’re trying to get something done. When you have your sights set on a new goal, you’re excited and ready to get moving! But then an avalanche...
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Want to use a Feedback Sandwich? Don’t You Dare.
In a recent post in the Washington Business Journal, I interviewed Dr. Alice Waagen about how to be more effective when managing employee performance. She had some great insights into how the context...
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Are You Ready to Explain Your Compensation Strategy (Coherently?)
Transparency is vital when discussing how you will compensate and reward top performers. But research shows that the majority of managers do not understand their own organization’s compensation...
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When You Undervalue HR, You Undercut Your Managers’ Effectiveness
One of the fastest ways to sabotage your business results is to hire the cheapest HR professionals you can find. When you saddle your executive team with under-staffed (or under-skilled) HR support,...
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Social Media Only Makes Recruiting Fundamentals More Important
Every day I see more recruiters starting to engage with social media. Understanding social media is no longer optional for recruiting professionals, your career will suffer if you are a Twidiot. But...
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