Lame Answers Not Allowed

One of the most common questions in a candidate interview and one that seems to trip up many executives is, “What are your weaknesses?” When you have been recruiting for as long as I have, you can tell when a candidate is not prepared for a certain question.  You can...

Resume Doctors

In the shadowy cottage industry of resume specialists – often called “resume doctors” – there is a tendency to be too cute by half.  In other words, to help candidates hide poor performance or a short tenure, or any number of other issues, they recommend certain...

How to Avoid a Miss-Hire

Miss-hires are expensive. When combined with the cost of the initial recruitment, relocation, orientation, losses from mistakes, lost economic opportunity as well as the cost of replacement, the tab for the miss-hire can range from 25 to 200 percent or more of a...