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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… Continue reading

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Criminal Past, Salary, and More: #cbjobchat Gets Tough On Interviews

CareerBuilder continued our monthly #cbjobchat Twitter chat last Monday night (quick plug: It’s the first Monday of every month at 7 p.m. CST)– so if you skipped the trainwreck that was the Real Housewives of New York Reunion Part II, you might have caught it! Continue reading

By in Events, Interviewing, Selection, Talent Acquisition

Will job seekers buy from you?

Your Open Position as a Consumer Product: Do Job Seekers Want to Buy From You?

Have you ever compared the experience job seekers go through when searching for a job to the experience you go through when, say, buying a car? Believe it or not, the two experiences are more closely linked than you may realize. Continue reading

By in Economy, Emerging Media, Employee Engagement, Insights & Trends, Interviewing, Job Postings, Retention, Selection, Social Media, Sourcing, Survey Results, Talent Acquisition

DoThis_NotThat

Do This, Not That: Behavioral Interviewing Done Right

“Who here is hiring right now?” Nancy Newell asked the attendees of SHRM 2011 in Las Vegas this past week, before quickly answering her own question: “Every hand should be up. We’re always looking for great talent.”

To help the human resource managers and recruiting professionals in her audience do just that, Newell, SPHR and a principal at nth degree consulting, led the audience in a session called, “Beyond Behavioral Interviewing: Asking the RIGHT Questions, Evaluating the Answers.” Continue reading

By in Events, Interviewing, Selection, SHRM 2011, Talent Acquisition

Job Seekers Confess, Recruiters Sound Off: Just Another #cbjobchat Monday…

Last night may have been all about love triangles and royal engagements on the CW, but over on Twitter, it was all about interviews…

At least it was for those who participated in CareerBuilder’s most recent #cbjobchat, a monthly Twitter chat dedicated to creating a conversation among hiring managers, recruiters and job seekers – and addressing the most pressing recruitment process questions and concerns you have right now. Continue reading

By in Events, Interviewing, Selection, Talent Acquisition

John D. Thedford

The Perfect Fit: Recruitment and Retention Strategies from John Thedford, CEO of La Familia Pawn and Jewelry

GUEST CONTRIBUTOR: Authored by John Thedford. Thedford is CEO of La Familia Pawn and Jewelry, a chain of high-end pawnbroker shops with locations throughout Central and South Florida, and he is the author of Smart Moves Management: Cultivating World-Class People and Profits. Continue reading

By in Guest Contributor, Interviewing, Leadership Development, Retention, Selection, Talent Acquisition

Behavioral interview

The Pros and Cons of Behavioral Interviewing

Behavioral interviewing, for those not familiar, is a method of questioning that requires the respondent to answer with a story of how they handled a specific circumstance. It’s designed to get the candidate to reveal how they responded to a real life work situation so we can understand how they might respond to a similar situation if they were hired. Continue reading

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Hire On A WHIM

Before Selling Candidates On the Job, Sell Them Out of the Job First

Such is the advice of Garrett Miller, author of the new book Hire On A WHIM: Four Qualities That Make for Great Employees.  As the president and CEO of workplace management company CoTria, Miller frequently coaches companies and gives keynotes on the subject of workplace productivity. Continue reading

By in Building a Best Place to Work, Interviewing, Selection, Talent Acquisition

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Candidates’ Most Unusual Interview Mistakes

If your company is currently hiring, you’re probably also doing a lot of interviewing as well. In most cases, the person who walks through your door is a complete stranger. What happens next is anyone’s guess. As your candidate gets ready to walk into your office, he or she is most likely to: Continue reading

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By in Interviewing, Selection, Survey Results, Talent Acquisition

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Job Seekers Want to Know: Where’s the Line Between Appropriate Candidate Follow-Up…and Annoyance?

With so many job seekers looking for work – and getting increasingly alienated from not hearing back from employers regarding where they stand – it’s become a common topic of conversation over at our job seeker-focused blog, The Work Buzz, as to exactly when and how (and how much) to properly follow-up with employers regarding candidate status…

So, finally, we decided to help our colleagues over at The Work Buzz out, and come straight to those who can speak to this question the best:

When it comes to candidates following up with you, where do you draw the line between persistence and peskiness? Continue reading

By in Interviewing, Selection, Talent Acquisition

Surprise For You

’Tis the Season: 7 Tips for Hiring Seasonal Workers

I know, I know…Walgreens only just started selling candy corn, so while it might seem premature to break out These Are Special Times just yet, it is time to start thinking about the winter holidays, at least in terms of hiring. Continue reading

By in Interviewing, Job Postings, Selection, Talent Acquisition

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