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Things You Shouldn’t Do During Interviews, Employers

Harmonious Workplaces

Can you believe we still need to write about these interview sins? After a phone screen and an in-person interview, a potential employee met with one of the firm’s executives. However, they shrugged it off and went to the office for the interview prepared with questions. Review state-specific laws for additional guidelines.)

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Labour Retention: How you can create ‘Sticky’ Talent

Confessions of a Consultant

The book attempted to distil the methods deployed by the best-managed companies to create what’s sometimes referred to as sticky talent. Talent Wars : As the ‘war for talent’ increases, there’s emerging evidence of systematic poaching, in some cases encouraged by headhunters who make a living from ‘executive churn’.Don’t

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The 6 Million Euro Man (or Woman): Sourcing Superior Talent

Confessions of a Consultant

Big Idea #1: Targeted Selection: Selection interviewing is a notoriously subjective process. A substantial body of research has indicated the reliability rate (the likelihood that two skilled interviewers will judge a candidate’s ability in the same manner) to be less than 50%. It’s based on a fairly simple premise.

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Conversation with Vivaldi Partners Group

Tom Spencer

I was grateful for the recent opportunity to talk with Heather Tortorello, the talent growth director at Vivaldi Partners Group. As part of the mentor program, we assign a senior partner to a handful of people on the mentor team, and we have a learning and development guideline that guides the process. Heather Tortorello: No.

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How My Company Created an Apprenticeship Program to Help Diversify Tech

Harvard Business

At Treehouse, an online school that helps companies hire developers and designers, we’re seeing the same problem. I interviewed more than 50 people from underrepresented groups who have made it in the tech industry, asking them to help me understand why they weren’t applying for my open tech jobs. Native American, 18.1%

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Younger and Older Executives Need Different Things from Coaching

Harvard Business

In coaching, while Eric focused on learning ways to motivate the talent on his team, he didn’t address deeper issues, like his perfectionism, that could hold him back in the long run. This meant he was being groomed for ascendance. His boss wanted him to be a more motivating leader to his team.

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The Barriers Big Companies Face When They Try to Act Like Lean Startups

Harvard Business

When my publication, Innovation Leader, surveyed 170 executives who work in R&D, strategy, and new product development roles at large public companies, we found that 82% said they’ve already deployed some elements of the lean startup approach. A faster cycle time for developing ideas. ’” said another.

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