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The Three Essential Key Elements for a Great Hire

Quality of Hire as a metric receives a lot of attention. Theories abound about the importance of QoH and how to measure it. There are 998 different theories about QoH. That number (that I just made up) is about as real as most of the discussion. There are consulting firms who specialize in fixing the QoH situation, there are software programs that will allow users to simply plug in numbers and get a calculated QoH,… Read More »The Three Essential Key Elements for a Great Hire

The Candidate Experience – Part 2: People Interacting with People

This is the final installment in a three part series on the candidate experience. It began with the ending: The Candidate Experience – Part 3: Transition to Employee because in order to plan any journey the destination has to be clearly in sight. Backing up to the beginning of the process, the second in the series was The Candidate Experience – Part 1: Sourcing and the Thrill of the Chase because laying the foundation is… Read More »The Candidate Experience – Part 2: People Interacting with People

You Can’t Handle the Truth!

How many times a day do you hear someone refer to “the real world” when they are trying to get someone to see an opposing point of view? Of course, everybody’s “real world” is different, so the new-speak translation of this line is really more like “you should really think more like me.” My world is usually a pleasant place to live, but I’ve been looking for this real world according to others and sometimes… Read More »You Can’t Handle the Truth!

Tea Leaves and Technology

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The centuries-old art of tasseography, or reading of tea leaves, is at risk of extinction. The mysteries of having someone with a psychic gift discover meaning in the remnants of a cup of tea has already been eroded by our instantly accessible media. A quick online search not only reveals the tea leaf patterns for anyone to interpret, but also gives instruction on how to prepare the cup of tea for a reading. A part… Read More »Tea Leaves and Technology

Lather, Rinse and Repeat

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I read a very cynical article last week by a man protesting the instructions on his shampoo bottle. Perhaps he is forming an OWS (Occupy Wall Showerstall) movement. According to his account, he violated the cardinal rule of lather, rinse and repeat with no noticeable difference in his hair. He did not elaborate on the tests performed to verify his opinion, but an unfounded claim can still be true. I am constantly preaching against made-up… Read More »Lather, Rinse and Repeat