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The Results Are In: Interviewers Share Important Questions

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Tuesday, June 11th, 2013

A recent poll by Refresh Leadership found the number one question a hiring manager would ask during an interview was “Why do you want this job?” The poll asked respondents “If you could ask a job candidate only one question during an interview, what would you ask?” The number one answer from nearly 27% of respondents was followed closely by “Can you describe a difficult work situation and how you handled it?” with 24.9%. Rounding out the list, “What is you greatest strength and weakness?” received 14.82%, “Why are you leaving your current job?” had 11.19%, and “What are your major career objectives?” compiled 8%. Overall, 14.52% selected other, giving various questions they would prefer to ask, including:

If you were at an intersection and the light turned yellow what would you do?
How do you handle stress and how does change affect you?
We interviewed candidates with more experience, why should we hire you? Read More→

Categories : High Costs of Reckless Hiring, Hiring, Human Resources, Surveys & Polls

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Do You Hire to Fill a Position or Maintain Your Culture?

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Tuesday, June 4th, 2013

This is part three of a three part series on developing a strong company culture. Read part one and part two.

In the first two installments of this series on developing a strong company culture, we discussed the importance of developing your core values and how to use them to build an effective mission statement your employees can rally behind. In this final piece, we’ll discuss why keeping those core values and your mission statement top of mind during the hiring process is so vital to building a positive and sustainable company culture.

Why is it so important to hire for culture?
According to a recent study by Deloitte, 94% of executives and 88% of employees say workplace culture is important to success. Company culture is the collective behavior of the people in the organization and the driving force behind the spirit in which they approach the work they do each day. A company’s most valuable asset is its people. And once you’ve put in the time, money, and hard work to ensure they’re an engaged, productive team working to achieve company goals, you don’t want to upset that balance. Read More→

Categories : Executive Insights, High Costs of Reckless Hiring, Human Resources, Inability to Innovate, Leadership, Losing Your Competitive Advantage, Management, Workplace

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Question of the Month: What’s Your Number One Source to Find Job Candidates?

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Friday, May 31st, 2013

According to CareerBuilder’s second quarter 2013 job forecast, hiring will remain steady as we head into the summer. Of the more than 2,000 hiring managers who were surveyed, 26% plan on adding full-time, permanent employees during the next few months. The survey also revealed that 28% added jobs in the first quarter of 2013.

With hiring expected to remain steady through the first half of the year, companies will be using different strategies to find the perfect people for their open positions. So we want to know, what is your number one method of hiring? Let us know by voting in our poll. And if you have other methods you use or interesting hiring stories, let us know in the comments section below.

Categories : High Costs of Reckless Hiring, Surveys & Polls

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Solution to the Skills Gap

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Monday, April 22nd, 2013

One aspect of hiring that companies are struggling with is finding employees with the right skills to fit particular positions. The skills gap is a common occurrence in which a business has open positions but the workforce doesn’t have the right personnel.

However, Max Nisen of Business Insider explains “If you need more production capacity, you build it. If you need employees with a certain skill set, you train them … Employees don’t always come perfectly formed. They’re an investment.” Check out this article from Nisen to read more about how a company in San Antonio is closing the skills gap:

This Texas Company Has A Totally Obvious Solution To The Skills Gap

Do you struggle with finding the right employees? How have you handled the problem? Let us know in the comments section below. Read More→

Categories : High Costs of Reckless Hiring, Hiring, Human Resources, Leadership

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Core Values are the Building Blocks of Company Culture

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Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013

Part One of a Three Part Series on Developing a Strong Company Culture

Why do companies like Southwest Airlines, Apple®, Zappos.com, Whole Foods Market, and Google always top the lists of the best places to work? Is it because of their competitive compensation packages? Or an emphasis on open communication and teamwork? Maybe it’s the way their leadership teams strive to ensure each employee knows they are indispensable to the company’s overall success?

The answer is that it’s all of that … and much more.

Culture Begins with Core Values
Ultimately, what defines a company culture is the collective behavior of the people in the organization. The driving force behind that behavior is the basic building block of a company’s culture – its core values. Core values are personal, ethical, and ideological guidelines that set the standard for every aspect of business operations, from hiring to decision making to strategic planning.

Let’s break it down even further: Read More→

Categories : Executive Insights, High Costs of Reckless Hiring, Inability to Innovate, Inspiration, Leadership, Losing Your Competitive Advantage, Management, Poor Leadership and Communication, Productivity, Regulatory Nightmares, Workplace

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Workplace Incentives that Keep Top Talent

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Thursday, March 21st, 2013

In today’s economy, it’s more important than ever to retain your top talent. While there is no shortage of people looking for jobs, many companies are having a difficult time finding highly and specifically skilled workers with the right mix of experience and expertise they need to maintain productivity. Check out this infographic from Mindflash.com, an online training resource, for some insight into what some top employers are doing to ensure their best and brightest employees aren’t heading for the door. Read More→

Categories : Executive Insights, High Costs of Reckless Hiring, Management, Poor Leadership and Communication, Productivity, Trends

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The CIA’s Best Kept Secret – Employee Retention?

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Monday, March 11th, 2013

Though it may not be the right fit for everyone and the actual daily routine may pale in comparison to the way it’s portrayed in Hollywood, the men and women who work at the CIA aren’t in any rush to leave. Check out this article by former undercover CIA officer, J.C. Carleson, on fastcompany.com for some insight into what the CIA can teach us about employee retention.

How the CIA Keeps Employees Happy

Do you employ any of the CIA’s “clandestine” tactics in your workplace? Let us know in the comments section below. Read More→

Categories : Executive Insights, High Costs of Reckless Hiring, Losing Your Competitive Advantage, Poor Leadership and Communication

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How Do You Retain Your Top Talent?

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Monday, February 25th, 2013

What do employees really want? Are you prepared to give it? These are the two questions that are at the heart of the retention challenge. From flexible hours to increased pay, skilled workers are looking for a reason to stay. And in the new economic environment, the ball is often in their court.

Check out this article from Tim Gould of HRMorning.com, a source for human resource news and insights, for a closer look at what employees really want:

Retention in 2013: What do employees really want?

How do you retain your top talent? Let us know in the comments section below. Read More→

Categories : Executive Insights, High Costs of Reckless Hiring, Inability to Innovate, Losing Your Competitive Advantage, Poor Leadership and Communication

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Award-Winning Leadership: Decoding the Oscars

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Thursday, February 21st, 2013

Every year, millions of people across the world plant themselves in front of the tube on a Sunday night to watch one of cinema’s most prestigious award ceremonies – The Academy Awards. People on both sides of the fourth wall will be squirming in their seats wondering who will take home a coveted golden statue. But with so many categories, it can be confusing to understand how the nomination process goes. So, we’re going to decode the Oscars for you – of course, from a leadership standpoint.

Best Picture
This is the big one. The best picture award goes to the film with all around cinematic, writing, and aesthetic supremacy. Movies like Gone with the Wind, Ben-Hur, and Braveheart have been honored with this title. In business, companies are constantly fighting for competitive advantage. To remain innovative and on the leading edge, your organization needs to focus on the overall picture. Sure the little things are important, but you need to know the overall vision of what you want to accomplish. All of the aspects of a good movie make the total impact powerful. It’s the same with a brand. Read More→

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The New Face of Entry Level

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Tuesday, February 12th, 2013

A change is coming. You can feel it in the air. See it in people’s eyes. Hear it in the footsteps marching down the halls. Though many choose to ignore it, the tide is turning. The workforce is changing.

With every new generation entering the workforce, change is bound to occur. However, this difference that has manifested as of late is drastically different than when any other generation turned in their school books for a punch card. For the most part, older generations tended to accept certain expectations as “just the way it is,” from wearing a suit in the office to working 8-5 to work life outbalancing home life. And in some instances, these traits were even strengthened by Baby Boomers and Gen Xers.

Enter the Millennial. Determined. Focused. Optimistic. As the largest generation since the Baby Boomers, these workers are bent on making a difference in the world. They are eager to prove themselves and want meaning over monotony. Read More→