Archive for May, 2009
Building Teams that Live Long & Prosper
In: Teams
28 May 2009Over the Memorial Day weekend, I saw Star Trek for the second time. What can I say… I guess I’m a geek, but frankly it was just as good the second time around. In fact, I got more out of it and realized that I could learn a thing or two about team building from [...]
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- Tags: Diversity, Hiring, Team Building
The Chemistry of Interviewing
In: Recruiting
21 May 2009I’m a firm believer that interviewing is a lot like dating. Let’s face it. Your day of interviews consists of meeting new people who are going to spend 30-45 minutes each with you asking questions to get to know you better. Almost sounds like back-to-back blind dates or even worse, speed dating. Guess what? It [...]
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- Tags: Interviewing
Tailor your Resume for Best Results
In: Recruiting
15 May 2009In our economic time of lay-offs we have seen an interesting development. There is a much higher quantity versus quality to the incoming resumes which has created a dilemma for resume submittals. Candidates are applying to positions for which they are simply over-qualified or have no relevant experience.
To us this suggests several things:
1) People apply [...]
Why Thank You Notes Are Important
In: Interviewing| Recruiting
8 May 2009You’re mom was right. Thank you notes are important. As a recruiter, I am surprised by how few candidates take the time to write a quick note after an interview when they are clearly interested in the job. I know it sounds like a chore, but it creates more good karma than you realize. In fact, I have [...]
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- Tags: Recruiting, Thank you note
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