This is a great article, A Hiring Manager’s Diary Includes Valuable Lessons, found on Columbus Business First. Here is the article in its entirety, written in September 2002. I will share my thoughts later. But the lessons are still applicable to anyone in the midst of a job change. If you are in the market […]
I know you have a couple of minutes to take this leadership class I am offering. The names of your instructors will be familiar to you. Review this video clip I found on You Tube called “From the Mouth of Leaders”. Just some food for thought given my topic of Leadership over the last week. […]
Who are you following? Or… are you leading? Leadership is one of the core competencies I will be writing about in this series. So what is it anyway? Leadership?
By definition leadership means: the act or an instance of leading. That is a simple definition you will find in Merriam-Webster. In it’s simplicity, the bottom line […]
How important is individual accountability to your success in the workplace? Before you answer, let’s talk about what accountability means. By definition accountability means: an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one’s actions. That is a powerful definition in our day and age. How many people are willing to accept responsibility for […]
Over the next couple of weeks I will be working on a series of post on various Core Competencies you should consider when evaluating your skills and abilities. I found this article from the Denver Business Journal called These 10 Core Competencies Comprise Good Leadership by Wiliam S. Franks. Take this test to rate your leadership ability.
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Directions: There are 10 categories, each […]
Yesterday I shared an article I found on Yahoo.com, “Four Questions to Ask a Potential Manager.” As I mentioned, I wanted you to read the article and I would share my thoughts today. Here is a portion of the article that made me think:
“Happiness on the job sometimes comes down to one person: Your manager. Your […]
One of the biggest mistakes a hiring manager can make during the interview is to talk too much. Every candidate that sits in front of you should have approximately 75% of the airtime. The candidates should be doing the talking and you are responsible to listen and evaluate what is being said. Based on your evaluation you […]
If you get to hire the next President of the United States, I believe like a hiring manager, you should be looking for specific skills and abilities from the candidates. Their life experience and vocation should definitely be a major part of your consideration. But there are two other qualities I believe are underrated in […]
For Managers Mostly: Req or Wreck?
By Miki Saxon
Approval processes and physical formats for requisition/job descriptions (reqs) may come and go, but without good content you have a wreck—not a req.
We developed the following list is to encourage (force) managers to think, really think, not only about the skills and experience they need, but […]
For Managers Only: Interviewer’s Cheat Sheet
By Miki Saxon
The goal when I coach managers at any level is to bring their hiring skills to core competency level and improve their hit rate—as measured in longevity, not just filling positions.
To help ensure that end, I developed a cheat sheet for them, too. I also have them […]
mastering the job search and interview processes
Written by Darlene McDaniel [email], and Gina G. [email] for b5media.
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