In a discussion with a hiring manager about her decision to choose tricky interview questions not even remotely related to job specs I was told that one question was not negotiable. “I always ask a candidate why they go to work every day.†I agreed with her that this one was probably OK even though I didn’t immediately see how it would be measurable or allow candidates to be compared to each other for… Read More »Interview Question: Why Do You Work?
The fictional location claimed by Garrison Keillor to be his boyhood home in books and on his classic radio show Prairie Home Companion is Lake Wobegon, Minnesota…where “all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.” While it may be a non-existent location, we meet people every day who seem to have arrived at their current status in life with a firm belief that they are above… Read More »You Did Not Grow Up In Lake Wobegon
July 1st is perhaps the beginning of a fiscal year for some businesses. There are reasons for a company’s fiscal year to differ from the calendar year, but most outside of financial circles would be hard pressed to explain the reason. Last Friday began with news pundits predicting what would happen in the financial markets to close out the 2nd Quarter of 2012 and ended the day reporting on how their keen predictions came true.… Read More »It’s Sunday – Happy New Year!
I wrote an article last week where I mentioned that one of The Three Essential Key Elements for a Great Hire was passion. I fully expected to get some push back on that and I’m sure that some of my fellow recruiters read that part, did a double take and then just rolled their eyes. On my more cynical days I am capable of an eye roll as well when I hear comments like that… Read More »The True Meaning of Passion
The worst job interview I have ever had from the candidate side of the table was with Apple. Before you start throwing things at me for this heretical statement or jumping on an Apple-bashing bandwagon, let me add that this was many years ago. We have both come a long way since then…at least I know that I have and from outward appearances it would appear that Apple is a great place to work. Further… Read More »The New Old Generation