Archive for January, 2021
Posted by Jim Nelson on January 26, 2021
Hiring managers have a hard job. They want to objectively hire the best candidates, but they are inherently subjective humans like the rest of us. Thus, the goal of doing 6 Sigma for recruiting is allusive. Note this quote frrom a Forbes piece on getting work in a pandemic. “Candidates who can run video meetings […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on January 19, 2021
A while back we had a purchasing director candidate for a Western company. For us it was a standard reference check, but it had that result that always makes us shake our head. You see the reference loved candidate, and that is where it got interesting. You see we always find real candidate data. The […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on January 12, 2021
Getting the best candidates on the market by Know Like Trust is valuable. However, many companies do not apply this important marketing idea to recruiting. First, companies may think candidates are a dime a dozen and treat accordingly. Second they do not realize that candidates are checking them out at the same time. This is […]
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Posted by Jim Nelson on January 5, 2021
As I mentioned last week, I went to school at West Point. West Point requires that “A cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.” I learned the value of real work and real words to get things done. It was not until years later that I suddenly saw the power of […]
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