• 7 Clues Your Recruitment Process Isn’t Working

    In a perfect world every time you had a job opening, filling it would be as simple as placing a hand-lettered ‘Help wanted’ sign in the window. In this fantasy, you’d receive the exact right amount of applicants – not so many that you feel overwhelmed, not so few that you feel like you’re settling.…

  • How To Get The Most From Your Recruiter

    So you’re ready to work with a recruiter – wonderful! You’re going to get better applicants who will bring in more money and clients and you might even enjoy the hiring process. It’s possible! Really! I don’t know why you’re working with a recruiter – maybe you’re working around a less-than-ideal benefits package, maybe you’re…

  • How To Deal With Toxic Employees In 6 Easy-ish Steps

    If you’ve been in a leadership role for any length of time, chances are good you’ve had a nightmare employee. The “great” employee that everyone loves, but is driving you crazy because it’s never enough. They always want more….more time off, more money, more help, the list goes on and on. The passive aggressive employee…

  • Done-For-You, Copy-And-Paste Interview Process

    Tell me, do you fantasize about spending your weekends conducting in-person interviews? Do your friends wish you’d quit going on (and on) about video interviews, functional interview questions, and personality assessments? Are you looking forward to trying to sell that mediocre benefits package to your candidates? Maybe you’re anxiously awaiting your next chance to go…

  • How To Hire Top Talent With a Less-Than-Awesome Benefits Package

    In a perfect world, every position would be accompanied by an amazing benefits package. Full healthcare, dental, four weeks (or more!) of paid vacation, on-site childcare, and a company cafeteria staffed with Le Cordon Bleu-trained chefs. You’d tell your candidates about the on-site gym and the free weekly shoulder massages and they’d fall all over…

  • The Skype Interview: A Free Tool That Saves You Time And Money

    There are two things people almost universally wish they had more of: Time and Money. Sadly, I have not yet perfected my time machine, nor my money tree, but don’t worry, my quest will continue! Considering the average cost to hire a new employee is $4000, with ranges from $2000 for blue collar workers up…

  • 3 Simple Ways To Use Virtual Business Team Members

    Although virtual business set ups are on the rise, most small businesses still have a “home base” that their employees show up to work at and where the bulk of their business activities take place. However, the face of traditional employment is changing. In the US, over 44 million people work as freelancers. It is…

  • Being The Owner vs. The Manager

    Is it weird if I tell you that I’m a natural born owner/boss? I realize that’s the sort of thing we’re supposed to pretend we don’t know about ourselves. We’re expected to demure and self-deprecate when people compliment us on our leadership skills but if you ask my three siblings they’ll gladly tell you that…

  • Why I Love Pre-Employment Assessments (And How They Make Me A Better Leader)

    Here are a few things I know about myself: I’m high-energy. I thrive on change. I can be (very) direct. Sometimes I talk over people. I didn’t learn these things from the comment section of my grade-school report card or because a friend diplomatically pointed them out. I learned them by clicking boxes in a…

  • How To Conduct An Interview In 5 Uncomplicated Steps

    Washing dishes – on the same day they get dirty Filing Taxes Driving the speed limit Conducting an interview When I turned 21, I imagined that along with my celebratory drink I’d somehow be granted the knowledge of how to do all these Very Adult Things. While I still occasionally struggle with driving the speed…