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Quirky Interview Questions: Why and When to Ask Them (Plus a Few of our Own)

We’ve covered a few different interviewing topics here recently, such as styles, the most effective questions, and ways not to conduct an interview. Today, I’d like to cover something that’s stirred up a lot of debate regarding the process of interviewing: asking bizarre, off-the-wall questions. Continue reading

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HELP WANTED: 5 Tips for Spicing Up your Job Descriptions

The most important part of a job posting is the job description. It can also be the most difficult to create. In my last Hiring Site entry regarding job postings, we discussed the basic elements of your help wanted invitation. But because what you say in your job description carries so much significance in relation to the kinds of candidates your posting will attract, it seemed appropriate to drill down that topic a little further. Continue reading

By in CareerBuilder Products, Job Postings

IT’S A WRAP: October in Review

Post-season baseball, football in full gear, entertaining politics, creative costumes, lots of candy and cooler weather—what’s not to love about this past October (other than losing half of your retirement)? Aside from the “Trick or Treat?” you asked last Friday, this past month had its share of many other questions:

Marcia, Marcia, Marcia… You did what??? Continue reading

By in Economy, Employee Engagement, In Review, Insights & Trends, Interviewing, Monthly Review, Retention, Talent Acquisition

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5 Tips on Job Posting Basics & Getting Better Candidates

Wallpaper peeler, sleep clinic yawn counter, turkey wrangler and parachute tester … are these the best Halloween costumes of 2008? Actually, they are excerpts from a very interesting list of the most unusual jobs current employees admitted to once having which Amy spotlighted earlier this month. Continue reading

By in CareerBuilder Products, Job Postings

Difficult Times Ahead Bring Opportunities to Embrace Change

I had an interesting conversation today with a VP of Global Recruiting for an international financial services firm, which inevitably turned to the current state of the American economy. To paraphrase his comments he said, “…yes, the economy is bad, but I still have commitments I need to deliver on for next year. Continue reading

By in Economy, Generational Hiring, Innovation, Talent Acquisition

Making Your Company a Best Place to Work

I recently attended the Pittsburgh Business Times Best Places to Work in Western Pennsylvania event. If you haven’t been to Pittsburgh in some time, if at all, I highly urge you to go. The city and the scenery are great – it is an accessible city nestled in rolling hills of low lying fog at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers. Continue reading

By in Employee Engagement, Events, Retention

How to Implement Four Different Interview Styles & Find the Best Candidate

A quick Google search will reveal various articles about interviewing, but one of the most important aspects of interviewing is often ignored – the interview style.  No, style isn’t exclusive to designer suits, power ties and brightly polished shoes – or even this guy. Continue reading

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The Top 14 Interview Questions: How to Cut Through the Clutter

Questions are the key of any interview. While that’s an obvious statement, what isn’t quite so obvious is deciding which ones to ask.

Interview questions can be inappropriate (“Is that your natural hair color?” or “Can I buy you a drink after we’re through here?“). Continue reading

By in Economy, Interviewing, Talent Acquisition

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Who Would You Hire from “The Office”? Three Tips on How to Find the Best Salesperson

In honor of the new season of NBC’s “The Office,” we’re here to examine the Scranton office sales force of paper-product company Dunder Mifflin to offer insights and advice for hiring future members of your own sales team.

Let’s say Dunder Mifflin CFO David Wallace decided to close the Northeast Pennsylvania branch, letting everyone go without reassigning any staff (unlike what happened at the Stamford location in season three), and you had the opportunity to nab just one employee out of its Michael Scott-managed sales crew for your company. Continue reading

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Five Tips for Building the Best Place to Work and Grow

There’s no better feeling than having just watched one of those whoa-what-the-heck-just-happened episodes of “Lost.” OK, maybe there are a lot better feelings than that (I just need to get out more). But when it comes to actually being lost, not much feels worse. Continue reading

By in Building a Best Place to Work, Employee Engagement, Retention, Talent Acquisition

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