• How To Conduct A Job Interview

    Conducting a job interview is by far one of the most crucial steps in the hiring process. It’s the step that’s either going to make or break your relationship with the job candidate. Make sure you do it right with these best practices: Types of Interviews There are many interviewing techniques and ways to structure…

  • Hiring Interview Process: The Phone Interview

    So you’ve never hired before and you need help figuring out the hiring interview process? Well, you’ve come to the right place! I’ve got great resources to help you learn everything you need to know. Get started with the Done-for-you, Copy-And-Paste Interview Process. Find out why I strongly believe that the first step to the interview…

  • Fool Proof Interviewing – Free Training

    Fool Proof Interviewing Do you love everyone you interview? Do you get “fooled” by smooth talkers? Are you starting to doubt your ability to make a good choice when hiring? Well, today, we change that! Conducting an interview well is a skill you need to develop if you plan on building an amazing team. When…

  • 4 Phone Interview Tips For Employers

    A phone interview is one of the most under-utilized, yet powerful tools you have when hiring employees. They are cheap, quick, easy to arrange and can be a great way to get a sense of a potential employee before making the time commitment of bringing them in for a face-to-face interview. The Best Phone Interview…

  • How To Get The Most Out Of Your Situational Interview Questions

    Do you wish you could learn what the person you’re interviewing will really be like on the job? A crystal ball to show you their future performance? How they’ll problem solve and handle stressful situations? How they will get along with the team and take constructive criticism? Voila! The Situation Interview Question is the answer!…

  • The Best Phone Interview Questions

    By now I’m sure I’ve convinced you that phone interviews are the way to go. After all, I’ve written about it a number of times. Like the post Why I Recommend a Phone Interview, and this post where I share What To Cover In A Phone Interview, and of course in my Done-For-You, Copy-And-Paste Interview…

  • How To Talk About Compensation Without Sounding Like A Jerk

    Ahh, yes. That awkward money question that everyone’s wondering about but no one wants to ask. We all know that we’d never point blank ask someone we just met at a party – “So, what do you earn in a year?” Yet, as a recruiter, I ask that question many times a day.   So,…

  • Simple, Yet Powerful Interview Questions To Ask

    Someone clever and well known once said “There’s a reason you have two ears and one mouth. You should be listening twice as much as you’re talking.” If you want to master the art of interviewing, you need to know when to talk and when to listen. In direct hire recruiting, a lot depends on…

  • FYI: People Lie! Interviewing 101

    Let’s get real here: people might tell some white lies during the interview process. I’m sure that didn’t make you spill your coffee. Sure, people stretch the truth. But you should be aware that a startling number of people go far beyond white lies, and into completely fabricated events. How to spot lies, lickety split!…

  • When And How To Use A Video Interview

    You’ve already heard how much I love phone interviews. Now, I want to talk about when and how to use video interviewing in your hiring process. Most people use video interviews when they are considering a remote applicant. Conducting a video interview will save you time and money. Check out this video to learn more…