Recruiting

Stop Employee Turnover In 3 Simple Steps

You know the only thing that’s more expensive than hiring, paying, and training new employees? Losing an employee and having to do it all over again. Over and over I...

The Interview Method That Finds Great Employees

Most interviews quickly turn into a game of “I'll tell you exactly how you should respond by simply parroting what I say. OK? OK! Let's get started...” You say, “We...

My Dumbest Mistakes: How NOT To Recruit Top Talent

It popped in my mind like many of me “genius” thoughts, while in the shower. I distinctly remember the moment, because as the thought came to me as stinging shampoo...

Build Your Bench

If you picture a sports team, there are usually people sitting on the bench. They made it to the bench because, even though you don’t have an open spot for...

The Best Way To Interview Someone For A Job

If you are banking on the old school method of question and answer interviewing, you have a snowballs chance in hell at making a good hire. In fact, randomly picking...

How To Find The Employee Who Can Do It All

I heard it again today; an entrepreneur saying that when he “finally finds some great talent,” his business will grow, and be profitable, and he will work less, and blah,...

Hiring Too Fast vs. Hiring Prematurely

You may have heard the saying “Hire slowly. Fire quickly.” It is sage advice guiding us to take the necessary time to hire the right people the first go around,...

Competitor Being Acquired?

After Penn State's massive Sandusky scandal broke, the football program went into turmoil. Fines, penalties loss of scholarships and a need to realign the entire program. During this turmoil other...

How To Hire Great Talent

Want to hire great talent (and who doesn't)? Skip the resumes. Resumes are simply a compilation of experience - a compilation of skills. Skills are thee stuff that great talent...

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