What holds hiring back is a quest for human relevance

cover your ass hiring manager shuffle

Human beings want to be seen as relevant, and don’t want to be replaced by algorithms. This makes hiring right now even messier than normal. Continue Reading

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The empty promise of hiring

Hiring Process is Broken

What does education promise, and then what does the hiring process deliver? Continue Reading

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A quick note on all this “workplace ghosting” stuff

We’re talking about hiring and working ‘”ghosting” too much. Here’s the real deal. Continue Reading

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We want “The Glassdoor Effect” to be real, but it’s not

When hiring managers often don’t know or don’t care that an employee feedback tool exists, is it really making a difference? Continue Reading

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The Spring Training problem of HR thinking

The season of perpetual hope. Continue Reading

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Higher education seems to be a problem now

Is the idea of higher education actually setting back people from achieving what they should? Continue Reading

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The real reasons why the hiring manager-recruiter relationship often sucks

A dance as old as time… Continue Reading

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When outcome matters, competence > likability

Hiring Solutions

I personally found this interesting. We always talk about wanting bosses who are “empathetic” or “personable,” and that’s largely true. No one wants to work for an asshole or a jerk, or at least I’d hope most humans would not… Continue Reading