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One Interview Question That Cuts Through the BS to Reveal Someone’s True Character

June 13, 2017

By Catherine Lang-Cline We all try to be so clever when asking interview questions. We might be intentionally trying to trip up a candidate or we might be really wanting to dig deep and see if this person is going to be a fit for our company. Inc. Magazine recently said that THE QUESTION to ask in an interview is: Can you give me the names of four people whose careers you have fundamentally improved? The idea behind this question is that if the person being interviewed starts

Hiring: What’s an “Ideal Fit”?

April 20, 2017

By Kristen Harris In hiring it’s important to remember people are not commodities, individuals are not interchangeable. Even with equal skills or experience, every person is unique, and so is every company and role. It’s important to find the right person for the right position– that’s an Ideal Fit. Imagine this scenario: you’ve interviewed two candidates for a position on your team, equally qualified from a experience and skills set perspective. Candidate A is an ambitious go-getter that wants to constantly improve things and often questions the status quo. Candidate

Hire People That Believe In What You Do

June 30, 2016

By Catherine Lang-Cline If you have ever had to hire anyone in the past, you know that there are many people that will apply. You need to find the right fit. The easy way to find a good candidate is to find someone that matches the skill set that you want. Look at the resume and check off each skill from the list. But that rarely results in a great candidate. Humans are an intelligent species and typically a person can be taught a skill. It may vary as to

Unicorns and Leprechauns: Stop Waiting for the Perfect Candidate

April 7, 2015

By Kristen Harris Quick quiz…which of the following really exist? a. Unicornsb. Leprechauns c. Purple Squirrelsd. Perfect Candidates Sorry, it’s a trick question. The correct answer is “e. None of the above.” Just like unicorns and leprechauns, no matter how strongly you want to believe, perfect candidates simply don’t exist. No single person has all of the skills you want, the specific years of experience you desire, fits smoothly into your culture, gets stellar reference reviews, positively impacts your business from day one, and wants to be paid exactly what you’re offering. I hear you protesting—you

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One Interview Question That Cuts Through the BS to Reveal Someone’s True Character

Hiring: What’s an “Ideal Fit”?

Hire People That Believe In What You Do

Unicorns and Leprechauns: Stop Waiting for the Perfect Candidate

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