5 impressive questions to ask in your next job interview
Did you know that the quality of a candidate’s questions can be more telling than the candidate’s answers to your job interview questions? The following disaster happened when I was…
Are you on a blind date or going for an interview?
Blind dates are sometimes good, usually bad, and always weird at the beginning. So are many interviews between a candidate and a hiring company. If you have never been on…
2 ways to test candidate personality and intelligence before you hire
Can you picture this? A candidate like a jigsaw puzzle. A human being put together by many different shapes and forms of puzzle pieces. But imagine for a second that…
Global Trend: Using personality and cognitive assessments
Using personality and cognitive assessment tools is on the rise. According to Harvard Business Review, 76 percent of organizations with more than 100 employees rely on assessment tools for hiring.…
Not smart to continue being holed up WFH
It’s not smart to continue being holed up. I mean holed up as hiding in a hole or cave. These days, the question is, are you still holed up working…
Online assessment to learn work behaviour of candidates and staff
Understanding your own Personality Profile - and your coworkers’ profiles - can be a massive advantage to you in your career. So will an assessment of candidates before you decide…
Imagine you had a crystal ball when hiring people
We all know that hiring people is a calculated risk. But how do you “calculate” the risk? How do you minimize that risk? What are the best tools at hand…
Don’t use these words in your job interview
Which of these two choices of words do you think score highest in a job interview? When answering the interview questions, do you use “we and us” or do you…
Should you include Covid vaccination status in your resume?
Last week, I asked you in a poll if you include your Covid vaccination status in your resume. Now one week later, this is the result: 60% No, will never…
Dealing with interviewer who won’t shut up – blah blah blah
If you are the interviewer and you talk too much? Showing up at the interview with only the candidate’s resume is the road to hell. Stop trusting your gut and…