Admit it. How many times have you as a hiring official simply inquired about a candidate’s current or desired compensation and thought to yourself, “Great. The candidate will fit within our compensation range.” You then extend an offer only to see the candidate reject it. You’re wondering, “What happened?” Let me venture
Most people don’t realize when they’re job interviewing that the interviewer’s memory has a strong influence in whether the job candidate ultimately gets hired. Why? Because hiring decisions simply don’t happen in real time. Furthermore, in today’s corporate world, interviewers are untrained (it’s not their “day job”), overworked, and distracted, and they’ve
I’m currently an executive recruiter—haven’t always been and might not always be. For the last decade of my 26-year career, however, it’s what I've done every day. Through securing and facilitating thousands of job interviews between companies and their prospective employees, I’ve observed many idiosyncrasies that contribute to the successes and failures
The other day, I glanced at the Bureau of Labor Statistics website. My ever-favorite table (A-4 employment status of the civilian population 25 years and over by educational attainment) shows one of the few numbers that actually helps us make proper adjustments to best serve our clientele. It’s the seasonally adjusted unemployment
Interviewing would be a lot more effective for the job seeker and employer is they simply sat down, handed each other their list of demands, and then exchanged, “Can you please tell me how you satisfy these?” If hiring were handled this way, the number of recruitment mistakes and misguided career decisions
Your line of questioning during a job interview is one of the most critical elements in determining whether the potential employer is right for you. Keep in mind, the question you’re ultimately trying to answer is not “Is this a good company?” but “Is this a good company for me?” To help, I thought I'd
Let’s assume you accepted the new company’s offer to join. It’s time to resign. The most important part about resigning is that you are definitive and clear regarding your commitment (not just your intention) to leave. So many people waver in this act and employers oftentimes make it a difficult process that
People buy from whom they like. Most are even willing to pay more for the comfort level. Companies are no different. They hire whom they like. They hire whom they know. They hire friends of who they know, and so forth. Your first objective in an interview immediately following the word “hello”
If you are preparing for a job interview and you've already performed research on yourself, the company, and perhaps the interviewer, you essentially have what I refer to as static intelligence. It is the information you use to create your game plan. You start to think about which questions might come and
In 2011, I wrote a very similar post in the wake of a multi-year rough employment market that plagued many. Since that post, almost three years has passed, but the concepts I discussed previously have remained the same—which likely means that a strong professional network is something you need at ALL times.
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