The shared secret of great candidate interviews and buying cars – test drive
What do you do if you’re not sure if your candidate interview questions are excellent or just ‘lemons’? Test drive!
Melissa Dobbins
Sep 13, 20234 min read
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How to measure for future potential when hiring
Future potential. How often have you been asked to search for it and prize it in future employees? How often has it made it into mantras...
Melissa Dobbins
Sep 6, 20237 min read
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Diversifying your workforce starts at the source ... maybe
Diversifying your workforce starts at the source… maybe. Here’s how to discover if your D&I goals are being hindered at the source. It’s...
Melissa Dobbins
Aug 16, 20232 min read
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Great processes require great feedback
Superstar athletes were not amazing the first time they walked onto the field. A-list actors did not draw tears the first time the took...
Melissa Dobbins
Aug 9, 20234 min read
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Techniques for giving difficult DEI / microaggression feedback
“How do I tell the person that what they said or did was offensive?" Here are tips for difficult DEI / Microaggression conversations.
Melissa Dobbins
Aug 2, 20236 min read
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Six steps to speedy time to fill without sacrificing quality
In the frenzied scramble for talent, ‘Time to Fill’ or equivalent speed-based hiring metrics, has taken center stage. Often understaffed...
Melissa Dobbins
Jul 26, 20236 min read
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Cotopaxi Success Story – Driving diversity and efficiency with Career.Place
In an effort to align their hiring practices with their mission to Do Good, Cotopaxi partnered with Career.Place to support their efforts...
Gabe Gurman
Jul 5, 20233 min read
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Using career paths as a great equalizer
“I don’t care what color you are or your gender or age. I just care that you are the right person for the job.” When it comes to hiring...
Melissa Dobbins
Jun 28, 20235 min read
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LGBTQ+ Inclusion – going beyond Pride month
June, the month of Pride. Vibrant colors decorate logos, marketing campaigns, and advertisements; the rainbow marking solidarity and...
Melissa Dobbins
Jun 14, 20234 min read
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Artificial Intelligence, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Laws, and employer responsibility
Are employers responsible for Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based employment decisions under Title VII (i.e. the equal employment...
Melissa Dobbins
Jun 7, 20236 min read
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SHRM coverage of Career.Place RecruitDC session
Melissa Dobbins, CEO of Career.Place, had the pleasure of speaking at the 2023 RecruitDC on crafting effective, inclusive interview...
Gabe Gurman
May 25, 20231 min read
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When it comes to salary, there's no such thing as 'getting a deal'
“This candidate is great and is only asking for 70% of what everyone else on the team makes – what a deal!” “If I promote that person...
Melissa Dobbins
May 17, 20234 min read
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Techniques to diagnose DEI culture problems
While a new employee starting on their first day marks the end of the Talent Acquisition (TA) process, it is only the beginning for that...
Melissa Dobbins
May 11, 20233 min read
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Stagnating diversity – the pitfalls of stack ranking candidates
You are ready to hire. The job post goes out and the candidates flood in. Dozens or hundreds of candidates pile up demanding your...
Melissa Dobbins
Apr 27, 20234 min read
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Tips for driving diversity by finding new candidate sources
For many, diversifying your workforce starts at the source. The more diversity in the candidate pool applying for your job, the more...
Melissa Dobbins
Apr 12, 20233 min read
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Driving DEI change through a Center of Excellence
Change is hard. Driving change requires you to do something you haven’t done before (at least you haven’t done it before within the...
Melissa Dobbins
Mar 1, 20235 min read
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The meaning of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging through the dance, art, and business
“What is the difference between diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging?” A common question for those new to the D&I conversation,...
Melissa Dobbins
Jan 4, 20234 min read
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Action Ideas to Fuel Actionable DEI Initiatives – Part 6
DEI Initiatives are only as good as the changes they drive. Great DEI initiatives have a measurable and sustainable impact on employee...
Melissa Dobbins
Dec 14, 20225 min read
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Action Ideas to Fuel Actionable DEI Initiatives – Part 5
DEI Initiatives are only as good as the changes they drive. Great DEI initiatives have a measurable and sustainable impact on employee...
Melissa Dobbins
Dec 6, 20226 min read
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Designing a meaningful 2023 DEIB initiative on a budget
Once again, the year is coming to an end. The holiday season is upon us, full of must have sales for items no one really needs but at...
Gabe Gurman
Nov 30, 20221 min read
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