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Interviewing Tips & Techniques
What Interview Questions Should I Ask? Part 2
If you haven’t read part 1, read it here. When I made my horrible bad hire that made national news, I immediately started reading every hiring book I could get my hands on. I needed help! I needed guidance on how to hire people so that I could run my restaurant. It...
What Interview Questions Should I Ask? Part 1
Every year when January hits, I get inundated with emails from people who are hiring. They are overwhelmed with applications, and they MUST start interviewing candidates. In a bit of a panic, they email me this question: “What questions to you ask potential employees,...
How to Read a Resume
You have two recent graduate candidates: Candidate A) has a degree in right industry. She worked her way through college, has volunteer experience, a 3.93 GPA from an Ivy League university, and has 1 minor typo on her resume that would not have been caught by spell...
Diet, Exercise, Fire Someone
Approaching the new year, here I am stuffed full of cheese and chocolate, and I had a former client call me out of the blue. He said: “Beth, I have this employee who started off great, but this person is making my life hell!” He went on to describe the ultimatums and...
Do You Hear What I Hear?
Over the Thanksgiving holiday a few years ago, my daughter and I were listening to the radio. A song came on that we both love. I began belting out the tune at the top of my lungs and sang along to the chorus of the Zac Brown Band song. I sang “Long Gone” along in...
Rudolph The Brown-Nosed Reindeer
I recently conducted a training on how to improve the hiring process, and one participant blurted out “What do you do about a brown-noser? We have this guy who doesn’t perform until the manager walks through the door. Then, this guy sucks up to the manager and the...
A Thanksgiving Message
My daughter, Katy, and I would like to wish everyone a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving holiday. I am so grateful for all of my clients, friends and family for supporting A-list Interviews, as we continue to grow and thrive. A giant thank-you to my team, especially...
The Double Oven
A few weeks ago, I was invited to my friend Kaylyn’s house for dinner. She had just been able to move back into her house after a flood, and she wanted to show me her new kitchen/eating area. I sat down on her new barstool at her new counter with a glass of great...
Zombies
The celebration of Halloween has been very hit-and-miss in the workplace, in my experience. Some companies really promote it by buying pounds and pounds of candy and giving out prizes for the best costumes. Some companies don’t celebrate it at all with the mindset of...
Ghost Jobs
In case you aren’t familiar with the term “Ghosting”, let me educate you. “Ghosting” is when you cut off communication with someone for no apparent reason. You go on a date with someone, you have fun, and then you NEVER hear from them again. Or, in the hiring world,...