March 1, 2023
WHY INCREASING DIVERSITY IN YOUR HIRING PIPELINE WILL NOT NECESSARILY RESULT IN MORE DIVERSE HIRES
Increasing diversity in your hiring pipeline is an important step in creating a more diverse and inclusive workforce, but it is not a guarantee that your hiring will become more diverse. Here are several reasons why: 1. Unconscious bias: Even with a diverse candidate pool, unconscious bias can still play.
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March 1, 2023
4 WAYS TO CREATE A POSITIVE CANDIDATE EXPERIENCE AFTER THE INTERVIEW
1. Don’t ghost - sounds intuitive, right? yet, so many companies don’t get back to candidates after they invested time and effort in the hiring process. 2. Don’t stall - waiting for an interview answer can be a nerve-wracking experience. If the time to make a decision is prolonged, keep.
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March 1, 2023
8 WAYS TO CREATE A POSITIVE CANDIDATE EXPERIENCE DURING THE INTERVIEW
For many, an interview is a stressful situation. As an interviewer you have the power both to create a positive experience for the candidate that will allow them to be at their best or induce more stress and create a negative candidate experience (see our #interviewhorrorstories). So what can you.
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March 1, 2023
3 WAYS TO CREATE A POSITIVE CANDIDATE EXPERIENCE BEFORE AN INTERVIEW
Before an interview, transparency and communication are the main contributors to a positive candidate experience: 1. Set expectations - regarding interview date and time, number of interviewers and their role, interview duration, interview medium (F2F, Zoom, Teams etc.) 2. Share information - what will be the focus of the interview?.
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March 1, 2023
UNECCESARY INTERVIEW QUESTION #3: WHY SHOULD WE HIRE YOU?
Here are 3 reasons not to ask “Why should we hire you?” in a job interview: 1. When you ask for slogans, don’t be surprised when slogans are what you get. You are basically giving candidates an opportunity to give you the speech they’ve rehearsed as to why they are.
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March 1, 2023
SAY NO TO YES/NO QUESTIONS
Too often we encounter interviewers asking yes-no questions during an interview, such as: ”Are you able to work in a high-pressure environment?” “Do you understand that most of the work is done with a team?” “We need people that are great storytellers, are you good at storytelling?” Here are 3.
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March 1, 2023
INTERVIEW HORROR STORY
Interviewer: What football team do you support? Me: Chelsea Interviewer: Good, we have too many f***ing Arsenal fans here, you start on Monday. *From the web
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March 1, 2023
INTERVIEW HORRORR STORY
Had an interview that I thought was going relatively well. At the end, the interviewer said “I probably shouldn’t tell you this, but I’ve interviewed a lot of people today, and you’re the first person I feel genuinely really confident about.” And then I never heard from them again. *From.
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March 1, 2023
INTERVIEW HORROR STORY
“Had an interviewer ask me ‘how do you deal with women?’ “I was obviously very confused, so I asked ‘what do you mean by how do I DEAL with women?’ And they responded with ‘it’s a pretty straightforward question — how do you deal with women?’… long story short, I.
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March 1, 2023
INTERVIEW HORROR STORY
“Interviewer asked me what my worst trait was. I answered… Thinking of a quick response to unexpected questions. She snort-laughed. I got the job”. *From the web.
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