How to Predict Future Job Performance

Chad Hayward — Sat, 24 May 2008 14:49:04 -0400

Greig Fairweather asks

What creates the best IT Sales People?
Behaviors, Experience, Education etc ?
If you were to hire someone for this the role of IT Sales what would their profile be?

Hi Greig,

Education or Experience: Which is Most Important?

Chad Hayward — Sat, 24 May 2008 14:47:41 -0400

Lisa Waslis Asks:

I've found that many of today's companies will not entertain the idea of an
employee who does not have a college degree. In many cases, they will not even
let you apply without one. Is this really the norm or are companies beginning to
look at experience more? Which do you value more - college degree or several
years experience?

Hi Lisa,

How to Attract Hundreds of Qualified Applicants

Chad Hayward — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 21:29:27 -0500

If you are similar to most of the hiring managers who we surveyed in 2007, you no doubt have a significant problem attracting qualified applicants. No matter what you do, the number of applicants applying to your postings seems to be decreasing, the resumes seem to be less and less impressive, and the looming talent shortage is becoming more of a concern every day.

Why You Need to Be Very Careful When Choosing a Recruiting Firm

Chad Hayward — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:19:01 -0500

Over the past week, we've been following a fascinating discussion on LinkedIn that clearly reflects the poor state of modern third-party recruiting. Here are some of the findings that we compiled in a content analysis, using comments from both the candidate and client perspective (if you are unable to see the tables, they are attached below and posted at http://blog.hireinsightselect.com):

Table 1: Candidate Results

Table 2: Client/Employer Results

The Four Best Methods for Selecting Top-Performing Employees

Chad Hayward — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:24:59 -0500

The following post is a continuation from the “Hiring with Insight” article series, which was designed to help high-growth small and medium-sized companies overcome problems associated with the early stages of company development. Full article, with graphics and tables, can be viewed at http://blog.hireinsightselect.com.

Costly and Ineffective Hiring Methods used by Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

Chad Hayward — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 18:52:43 -0500

The following post is from the "Hiring with Insight" article series, which was designed to help high-growth small and medium-sized companies overcome problems associated with the early stages of company development (full article, with graphics and tables, can be accessed at http://blog.hireinsightselect.com).