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The secret to optimizing candidate screening

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The secret to optimizing candidate screening

One of life’s most consistent, persistent, and common lessons is a variation of ‘practice makes perfect.’ From the time we are children...

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I say tomato, you say pickle - hiring process terminology

Melissa Dobbins

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I say tomato, you say pickle - hiring process terminology

There is no shortage of terminology describing the hiring process. Unfortunately, we aren’t all using the same ones to describe the same...

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Diversify at the source: three tips for driving diversity in your candidate pool While diversity challenges don’t always stem from the...

Stop Ageism! Here are five tips to combat ageism in hiring

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Stop Ageism! Here are five tips to combat ageism in hiring

As part of their effort to plan 2020 content, the Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC), a nonprofit consortium dedicated to...

Actions to help fill positions in the highly competitive candidate landscape

Melissa Dobbins

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Actions to help fill positions in the highly competitive candidate landscape

“We are having so much trouble filling positions – we just can’t get enough candidates.” “We can’t compete. People are getting drawn away...

Inclusion Tips for Candidate Interactions

Melissa Dobbins

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Inclusion Tips for Candidate Interactions

Every interaction throughout the hiring process is watched, scrutinized, and evaluated. How was the first impression, were the answers to...

The hard skill of Interviewing for hard skills – question types, tips, and techniques

Melissa Dobbins

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The hard skill of Interviewing for hard skills – question types, tips, and techniques

Hard skills (or ‘teachable’ abilities) are at the core of so many jobs. Which means verifying that your candidates have those hard skills...

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You’ve done everything you can – expanded your active and passive sourcing, removed every extraneous requirement, added generous...

Up, up, down, down, left, right, … keeping it fair in hiring

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Up, up, down, down, left, right, … keeping it fair in hiring

In the 1980s there was a beloved secret among Nintendo game enthusiasts called the Konami Code. With this code you could unlock all sorts...

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Look beyond the job to select ‘The One’

When it comes to hiring, there are those times when all the stars align and that single, perfect candidate pops out as the obvious and...

Four reasons why applicant screening processes don’t work

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Four reasons why applicant screening processes don’t work

Ditch the keywords, put in the time to truly evaluate the assessments, and replace the screener calls with a standard, consistent process...

Beyond the Tech - Techniques for testing vendor alignment

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Beyond the Tech - Techniques for testing vendor alignment

When selecting the right technologies for your hiring process, there are two main components to consider: the technology and the vendor....

Diversifying your workforce starts at the source ... maybe

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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...

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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...

Artificial Intelligence, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Laws, and employer responsibility

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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...

Unlocking strategic Talent Acquisition with a single word

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Unlocking strategic Talent Acquisition with a single word

“One of the first and most important lessons I teach people new to Talent Acquisition is how important it is to say no,” said Jim...

When it comes to salary, there's no such thing as 'getting a deal'

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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...

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Five culprits of confusion

Five culprits of confusion for minimum ‘must have requirements’ on a job The first step to qualifying candidates for a job is to check...

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“And I know that we can be so amazing And being in your life is gonna change me And now I can see every single possibility…” Michael...

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Driving change through ROI

Return on Investment (ROI) is a highly valuable metric with a variety of uses. From convincing your boss or the c-suite to invest in the...

Inclusion tips for the first steps of the candidate journey

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Candidate experience starts long before the first interview or resume review or the moment the candidate clicks on the big ‘apply now’...