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Prehistoric Job Searching

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Considering what we hypothesized about Recruiting Caveman Style, the Paleolithic Era humans looking for a way out of the dangers of hunting and the boredom of farming probably began thinking about the best way to better themselves. Although it may be hard for today’s job seekers to think about doing a job search without the aid of technological crutches, there was a time [between 10,000 years ago and yesterday] when listening and thinking ruled our… Read More »Prehistoric Job Searching

Recruiting Caveman Style

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Researchers are fascinated by the development of thought and reasoning from the human brain. Functionally, parts of our brain have remained prehistoric and we have all experienced the reflexive fight or flight emotions when confronted with danger. An article published in Psychology Today in May 2013 took a step away from the assumption that evolutionary expansion of the frontal lobes was the main factor in intelligence. It stated that we have underestimated the power of… Read More »Recruiting Caveman Style

Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – Clutter and Candidates

I am sending my apologies for another week of reposts, but this has been an exciting week personally for me. An interesting thing about reposting is that as time passes I find that I prefer to edit as I go. These have new graphics and a good deal of wordsmithing as well. Starting the week with one of the most popular of my older blogs, I talk about how clutter can affect the HR process… Read More »Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – Clutter and Candidates

The Candidate Experience – Part 2: People Interacting with People

(On vacation this week. This article edited and reposted from May 30, 2012) This is the final installment in a three part series on the candidate experience. Finally, we take a look at the details of the recruiting and hiring phase of the experience. It is this element that is most often discussed by employers and candidates because it is the area that is the most visible. Why does the candidate experience suffer after establishing clear… Read More »The Candidate Experience – Part 2: People Interacting with People

The Candidate Experience – Part 1: Sourcing and the Thrill of the Chase

(On vacation this week. This article edited and reposted from May 23, 2012) No, Part 1 is NOT the first installment. There is a logical premise to presenting the candidate experience in this manner, but it is using my Star Wars damaged brain. I started the story with the final episode in The Candidate Experience – Part 3: Transition to Employee where we looked at the stakeholder involvement and influence during the final stages of hiring a… Read More »The Candidate Experience – Part 1: Sourcing and the Thrill of the Chase