Get Your Employee Engagement Right, Now

This article was updated on January 24, 2018 A slew of meaty studies have been published on employee engagement. Here’s a rundown of some interesting takeaways and what they mean for your business.   Let’s Talk Impact: Why Does Engagement Matter? Most business leaders and HR professionals “get it” that employee engagement is important for […]

The ABC’s of Preventing Panic Hires: Be Prepared

Panic hires don’t happen to prepared companies. If you want to prevent panic hires, the secret is to always have a team of qualified “players” on the bench, ready to jump in the game when called upon. Good coaches know that the “winningest” teams are built through constant development. Winning teams start with cherry-picked players […]

Ready to Hire: 4 Ways to Get Better at Hiring Now

Does your company need to get better at hiring? When it comes to hiring, it is important to have an ongoing systematic process. It will ensure that you’re always prepared to make informed hiring decisions promptly. According to a recent report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, we are continuing to see an increase in […]

How to Attract “Right Fit” Candidates and Hire Your Match

Are you struggling to attract right fit candidates? If so, you aren’t alone. After all, hiring for “fit” leads to positive outcomes that include greater employee commitment, longevity with the organization, superior job performance, productivity and job satisfaction. Those outcomes have real bottom-line impact; what employer wouldn’t want them? The art of attraction is always timely where […]

Retain Company Leaders by Using Stay Interviews

Conduct regular stay interviews with every employee you can’t afford to lose this year. As you fine tune your company’s strategic plan for the coming year, consider that your key leaders may not be there to implement it. According to job search engine SimplyHired, January is the busiest month of the year for job searches. […]

Help! I’m Hiring Someone Tomorrow…What Do I Do?

So, you’re hiring someone tomorrow and you’re scrambling to do it well. First of all, we strongly suggest you not rush into hiring, due to the increased likelihood of making a mistake which results in lower performance, cultural misfit, and the extra expense of firing one employee and having to hire and train another. Rushed […]

6 Reasons Your Interview Questions are Bad

Have you ever been told your interview questions are bad? We often write about the importance of having a tight hiring process to avoid making costly hiring mistakes. One of the most critical parts of the hiring process is the interview itself. As an interviewer, your choice of questions can determine not only whether you […]

Seven Common Hiring Mistakes to Avoid

When the hiring landscape becomes competitive, employers must tighten up their approach. Many hiring managers and entrepreneurs have their work cut out for them. Check out our list below to see if you need to stop committing one or more of these common hiring mistakes. Hiring Mistake #7: Failure to See Onboarding as Recruiting Yes, […]

How to Hire Right-Fit Employees In A Shrinking Applicant Pool

Recently, we wrote a post about why employers in “B minus towns” should hire (not just recruit) on an ongoing basis. The truth is, when it comes to hiring these days, all employers may as well be in B minus towns. Unless your company is among the golden few — the Googles, the Apples, the […]

How the Achiever™ Assessment Can Help Your Business

Why should you care about an assessment tool? We’ve written before about the high costs of mis-hiring and how a strategic hiring process can improve productivity, employee morale, and your company’s bottom line. The potential rewards of strategic hiring are clear. That’s where the Achiever™ comes in. Assessments can help reveal a candidate’s talents, introduce objectivity into the candidate selection process, and provide […]

How Seasoned Executives Make Hiring Mistakes

The idea that even the best business leaders are failing at anything may be challenging to accept. Business owners and executives are generally skilled at wearing many hats. Their confidence and competence tend to go hand in hand. But the adage that “you never know what you don’t know” is true. While many professionals apply […]

How Behavioral Interviewing Can Save Your Business

Are you still winging it in interviews, asking questions you think are interesting or clever, making hiring decisions based on your gut instinct? You can do better. Much, much better, as it turns out. Because companies have been bombing at hiring…big time. Even talented executives at top companies botch hiring. To quote Laszlo Bock, hiring […]