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Interviewing Tips & Techniques
Extending Grace to Employees During a Pandemic
Last week, I Interviewed a woman for a Senior level position, and immediately her child began to scream. Obviously flustered, the woman apologized profusely and said something to me that I will never forget: She said, “You know, I don’t know how people do this. I...
When You Hire, Your Default Should Be No
Yesterday, I was interviewing with one of my favorite clients, and we were talking about general hiring practices. I said to him “When you talk to a client, you want to always say “yes”. You want to solve their problems, because that is how you get to do the work that...
The Non-Interview
This past week, my daughter Katy, applied for a job as a Personal Care Aide. She would be going to a client’s home who has some sort of disability. As a future nurse, Katy wanted to get some practical real- world experience before she started her clinicals in the fall...
How Do You Stop Waiters From Applying to Your C-Suite Position?
I graduated from college before the internet. (I am totally dating myself here!) I put on my panty hose (barf), printed my short resume on good quality paper, and drove to company #1 to see if I could talk to someone about getting a job. Then, I drove to company #2...
When I grew up, if we knew of anyone who was going through a life transition, we took a casserole over to their house. We took casseroles to people who were sick, who had a relative that died, had a surgical procedure or when someone had a baby. It was our way of...
Feeling Desperate When Hiring? Here’s Why….
I love Grape Nuts. I mean, I LOVE them! I have been eating them for over half my life. They are so VERSATILE! I eat them with fruit, with yogurt, with fruit and yogurt, with a little milk at night before bed. Swipe some almond butter on a banana and dip it into a bowl...
NEVER Use This Word!
I flew to Austin to interview a candidate for a third interview in a blinding snowstorm. While things went very smoothly in Denver, they did NOT go smoothly in Austin. Once we arrived at the airport, we circled for about an hour, until our pilot announced that we were...
When Did You Last Buy Pants?
I have been conducting video interviews for almost a decade now. Early on in my video career, I did what a lot of people do, and I wore a blazer and my pajama pants. Except in the middle of the interview, I realized that my file with my resumes was on top of the...
New Year’s Resolution: Diet, Exercise, Fire Someone
As we begin each New Year, many of us take the opportunity to re-group and redefine goals for our businesses. This time is often filled with renewed energy to get our lives and work in order. As a part of your New Year’s goals, it might also be time to fire that one...
Do You Hear What I Hear?
Over the Thanksgiving holiday, 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 perfect pitch (to...