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Lying On a Resume: Is It Ever Okay?

Little white lies. Exaggerations. Harmless untruths. Whatever you want to call them, lies are everywhere,… Continue reading

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More employers are requiring a college education

Is a Bachelor’s Degree the New High School Diploma? Some Employers Think So

College. The institution without which we would be robbed of classics like National Lampoon’s Animal House, Old School, Revenge of the Nerds, Tommy Boy, and Real Genius (which filled many of us with the false notion that ice parties are a regular college event). Continue reading

By in Insights & Trends, Selection, Talent Acquisition, Trends

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How to Conduct a Pre-hire Performance Review and Increase Interviewing Accuracy

My new book, The Essential Guide for Hiring & Getting Hired, has just been published, so the idea of banishing old thinking for new age hiring is fresh on my mind. First, let me set the record straight so there’s no misunderstanding about my position on this important topic: Continue reading

I think traditional skills-infested job descriptions prevent companies from seeing the most talented people.

By in Interviewing, Staffing & Recruiting

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“Hey Honey, What Are We Having for Dinner?” Job Candidates’ Biggest Interview Blunders

Have you ever had a job candidate call his or her significant other during an interview to casually inquire about that night’s dinner plans? CareerBuilder’s annual study on the most common and outlandish job interview mistakes, conducted among more than 2,600 hiring managers and 3,900 workers across the nation, found a litany of cringe-worthy mistakes made during interviews — dinnterview etiquette (yes, I just made that up and immediately regret it) being just one of them. Continue reading

By in Interviewing, Survey Results, Talent Acquisition

Athletes in the workplace

Why Hiring an Athlete Can Be a Victory for Your Team

Today’s modern-day workforce is extremely competitive. The 12 million people unemployed and eight percent national unemployment rate affirms this. On top of the volatile economy, employees are becoming better educated, more agile, highly tech-savvy and adaptable within their work environments.

Certainly there are those with desireable traits who can deter a questionably combative workforce. Continue reading

By in Employee Engagement, Selection

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“Creating Effective Job Postings that Attract the Best Talent”: A Recap

Last week, many of us listened, asked questions, and tweeted with the #betterjobs hashtag as David Clark, senior manager of product operations and job optimization at CareerBuilder, and Victor Gipson, manager for client support, shared their insights and tips on how hiring managers can create and enhance their job postings for search engine optimization (findability) and context (more compelling and clear content) in CareerBuilder’s “Creating Effective Job Postings that Attract the Best Talent. Continue reading

By in Free Tools You Can Use, Selection, Webinars

Unusual Resume

Creative or Cringeworthy? Hiring Managers’ Most Memorable Resume Submissions

Perhaps today’s competitive job market has promped candidates to take more risks with their approach to the job search lately. That may explain some of the resumes flooding hiring managers’ inboxes these days, as indicated by a new CareerBuilder survey on unusual resumes. Continue reading

By in Selection, Survey Results, Talent Acquisition

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Think You Can Spot a Fake Resume?

According to one CareerBuilder survey, 38 percent of employees have embellished their job responsibilities at some point, while 18 percent have lied about their skill sets. Other common lies surrounded information about employees’ start and end dates of employment, academic degrees, previous employers and job titles.  Continue reading

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Small Business Hiring

Small Business Seeks Big Talent: A New eBook from CareerBuilder

It sounds simple enough: company meets potential employee, company gets employee, employee leaves company, so company starts looking for new employee. Unfortunately, the classic hiring strategy is no longer sufficient in today’s job market, where competition for top talent is higher than ever. Continue reading

By in Interviewing, Small Business, Talent Acquisition

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“Um, What Company is this Again?” Candidates’ Most Cringe-Worthy Interview Mistakes

Employers know as well as job seekers do that it’s still tough out there, and it seems they would be kind to overlook job seekers’ most innocent of mistakes, like spilling coffee on the boss’s suit, or letting it slip that “snugglebear” was one’s childhood nickname, or calling the hiring manager “Dad” in a moment of flustered introductions (No? Continue reading

By in Interviewing, Survey Results, Talent Acquisition

choosing the best job candidate

Pay Scales and Job Descriptions: Two Ways to Break the Bad Hire Blues

 It’s true that your company, no matter what other aspects you may excel and grow in, is only as good as its people. Yet, your people are only as good as your process of selecting them. As a company currently growing or preparing for future growth, how can slow down enough to reverse the cycle and improve your selection process to bring in better people–and see better business results? Continue reading

By in Employee Engagement, Retention, Selection, Talent Acquisition

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