Become great at hiring

You know how it works. You want to recruit your next set of high performers. You send out a few hundred emails to potential candidates, then wait for a response. You get some replies. A few have…

When you’re a growing company, things are great! Your product is doing well, you’re adding new people to your organization. There’s a certain buzz and energy you can feel in the air. That also…

A common question I’m asked by colleagues in Recruiting, Human Resources, and People Operations is: How do you actually do interview training? First, the fact that you’re planning interviewing…

You’ve been working on a hard technical search for weeks (or maybe even months) without much progress. You posted your job and waited. And waited. Very few qualified or nearly senior enough…

When you’re a recruiter in a rapidly growing company, you know that you’re going to have to spend the majority of your time filling roles. Functioning well as a team, becoming thought leaders in the…

Reference calls. Probably not the most thrilling part of an interview process, but when conducted thoughtfully, they can provide invaluable insight that you just can’t get through interviews and…

It’s no secret that referrals are the best way to find the best talent . Hires coming from referrals are more likely to be a good fit, perform better, and stay longer in a company . Some companies…

People don’t leave companies – they leave their managers . Good managers inspire, motivate, and support their direct reports and teams, while not-so-good managers can lead to wasted resources and…