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The Art of Tootology

Some phrases are difficult to define and are usually not translatable into another language. According to some accounts, John F. Kennedy made a major German language faux pas in his famous “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech in Berlin, Germany. The more grammatically correct text would have been “Ich bin Berliner.” So instead of saying “I am a citizen of Berlin” as he intended, his thick Boston accent and the insertion of a single word could have… Read More »The Art of Tootology

Misbehavioral Interviewing

Several years ago I was on the interviewee side of the table talking to a hi-tech aerospace firm about a job as a recruiting manager for one of their divisions. After surviving on the corporate recruiter side of the interview table for years I was surprised at how totally unprepared I was for this. I had led teams of recruiters, conducted manager interview training, and had been totally immersed in the Targeted Selection® behavioral interviewing… Read More »Misbehavioral Interviewing

Overlapping Funnels – Decision Making Part II

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The Sales Funnel Concept directly relates to the Recruiting Funnel used by many companies and search firms. It would seem that the Recruiting funnel would directly relate to the Job Search Funnel and it does to a certain degree. Here again, perspective is important. In order to understand when the two processes are in alignment, it is important for both the recruiter and the candidate to not only know where they are in the process… Read More »Overlapping Funnels – Decision Making Part II

Sourcing with Reference Checks

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Sourcers already know this. There is a headhunter tactic that is seldom used by corporate recruiters or human resources generalists. In fact, with technology and outsourcing around to replace traditional reference checking there is a lost opportunity to engage with a pool of passive candidates for hire: the candidate’s references. Recruiters operate on the theory that every phone call is a potential source of a candidate unless it is a busy signal. This is not… Read More »Sourcing with Reference Checks

The New Resume Song: A Bridge Over Troubled Waters

Those of us who have been in recruiting longer than a few minutes may not have to squeeze our brains too hard to juice out the memories of a time when a gap in a resume was an anomaly. It could usually be interpreted to mean that there was a possible flaw in a candidate’s ability or character. Only once in my career did I get an explanation from a candidate that involved lessons learned… Read More »The New Resume Song: A Bridge Over Troubled Waters