‘Tis the season, deck the halls, and welcome to 2009. If you’re like me, you’re contemplating your list of resolutions for the coming year. I’d like to get to the gym more often, eat healthier foods, and spend more time with the family - and I will - but this year I’m padding my list with these [...]
I think I’ve finally found a “foolproof” way to size up a potential employee. Matter of fact, I think this is a sure-fire way to size up just about anyone. Several leading business thinkers have written on this topic, including the great Jim Collins - so I’m in no way claiming ownership of this process [...]
When it comes to recruiting, nearly every business manager I work with has two things in common. One, they understand the impact that great recruiting can have on their organization. Two, they all think that actually doing the recruiting work themselves is a royal pain in the ass.
The solution that many entrepreneurs and managers arrive [...]
In a previous post, I discussed the concept of giving your final candidate a homework assignment - the “30/60/90 Day Performance Plan.” In this post, we’ll discuss the process of evaluating their response.
If you followed my general guidelines, then your candidate has emailed you a document that’s about a page or two long, and contains a summary [...]
The final step in the hiring process is the issuance of a written job offer. By the time you reach this step, you’ve reached a near-certainty that you’ve selected the right person for the job, and, if you’ve been following my advice on issuing verbal job offers prior to written ones, then you’ve already received [...]