Hiring Process
The best way to fire your worst employee is to never hire them in the first place. Seems obvious, but companies get themselves into this unfortunate situation often. The stress and desperation of an open position makes a business owner perceive a candidate who interviews well and looks good on paper as a perfect fit. […]
6 Strategic Hiring Tips to Improve Your Process Right Now
How to Improve Your Hiring Process To avoid costly mis-hires, organizations should: Define the role with stakeholder buy-in. Slow down to bypass “10-second” gut biases. Follow a repeatable process to ensure consistency. Use multi-measure assessments (Cognitive + Behavioral). Standardize interviews with structured questions. Standardize interviews with structured interview questions. Research by Brandon Hall Group found a staggering 95% of organizations […]
Improving Your Hiring Process
Thinking about improving your hiring process? It makes sense on so many levels. If you are like most employers, you are highly motivated by the promise of better employee performance, increased productivity and greater employee retention. Why? Because those are direct paths to cost reduction and revenue generation. But don’t overlook the many additional benefits […]
Why You’ll Regret a Confidential Search for a Key Hire
The Dangers of Confidential Hiring While a confidential search might seem like a way to avoid organizational pain, it often leads to failure. Choosing a “covert” route typically results in: Lower Candidate Quality: High-level talent rarely applies to “blind” listings. Cultural Erosion: Secret searches damage employee trust and psychological safety. Higher Turnover: Without stakeholder buy-in, new hires have a significantly […]
Preparing for Interview Day
It’s finally here—Interview Day! Interview Day is Step 4 on the Hire with Confidence checklist, and is where you can take what you’ve learned on paper about your candidates and dig into the details with a face-to-face discussion. Not only is Interview Day the opportunity to sell your company and your open position, it’s also […]
Interview Red Flags
A resume gives you the basics, but the real story unfolds in the interview. When a candidate walks through the door, you get the chance to hear their voice, see how they carry themselves, and learn what really drives them. But how can you tell if what you’re hearing is a green flag—or a warning […]
Successful Integrator Search
If your business uses the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS®), then you know how important it is to have the right people in the right roles. One of the most important roles in this system is the Integrator. This person helps bring structure, focus, and results to your company. While the Visionary focuses on big-picture thinking, […]
Choosing the Right Assessment
An online personality test or behavioral assessment is a powerful tool used in the interview process to determine if a candidate is the right person for the open seat in your company. This is valuable for business owners because when assessment results are evaluated in combination with a work sample and structured interview questions, you […]
Common Hiring Errors
Hiring the right person isn’t just about filling a gap on your team—it’s about setting your company up for long-term success. But too often, companies rush the hiring process, leading to poor choices that cost time, money, and morale. Avoiding common hiring mistakes can mean the difference between building a strong team and managing a […]
How to Hire Superstars
Every company strives to fill their open positions with the right person. We advise our clients to aim higher by filling those open positions with Superstars. A Superstar is an applicant who scores high in a series of attributes that predicts his or her success, both in the position and in the company. The interview […]
Improving Your Applicant Pool
When it comes to hiring, bigger is definitely better. The bigger your applicant pool, the more likely you will end up with a “right fit” employee who will perform and stay for the long term. Shallow applicant pools are a common indicator of a non-strategic hiring process. Just as “right fit” hires are the natural […]
The Puppies and Stars Model
Editor’s Note: We are excited to share this guest post from Alex Freytag of ProfitWorks, an EOS® system implementer here in Columbus that helps business leaders get what they want from their business. This post was originally published on the EOS Worldwide Blog. Here at VisionSpark, we are big fans of the EOS process as it is closely aligned with […]