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Interviewing Tips & Techniques
Salsa on the Fridge
In February, my beloved friends, Shelly and Jeff, came to visit me for the weekend. We had a BALL! We drove to the mountains one day, ate at my favorite restaurants, hung out and got caught up. It was a lovely, lovely weekend. While we were making dinner one night, I...
The DAISY Award
As many of you know, my daughter, Katy, is a postpartum nurse at a hospital outside of Dallas, Texas. About 8 weeks after she started out on her own, a young couple gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, and Katy was their nurse. They were so moved by the care that Katy...
The Unthinkable
Several years ago, I was in Boulder with a client, interviewing for a Salesperson. This was a software technology company that had been in business for a while. A man came in for an interview with us, and he had some really unique experience to bring to the table. I...
Moving the Couch
A friend of mine owns his own company, and about a year ago, he hired a not-so-great admin. He spent months working with her, training her, teaching her. She continually made mistakes. He lost money with his schedule not being full and then, billing became an issue....
Having Your Heart Broken
Ah, the broken hiring heart… A few weeks back, a client of mine professed their undying love for a candidate, and another person on the interview team suggested that they might be setting themselves up for a broken hiring heart. You know the one… that candidate that...
Lateral Wiggle
A few weeks ago, I was meeting with my Indeed team and my A-list Interviews team over an ad that I had posted. It wasn’t getting much traction. And if you know me at all, you know that I review traction on ads as closely as my financial advisor looks at stock...
Round Peg, Square Hole
I am working with a client who is seeking a high-level executive. We received an application from a woman who wasn’t qualified for this particular position, but she was highly qualified for another opportunity within the company. The problem was that the salary for...
Cool Your Jets
My interview team and I had an amazing first interview a few months back. We were all talking about how great it went, when my client, the CEO, says, “Let’s blow the doors off and just hire this person!” The whole team looked stunned, until I said… “Cool your jets,...
Let Them
I had a client call me the other day and ask me this: “Beth, what do you do when you have a candidate that shows up late?” “Tell me more about that,” I said. “Well, we had a candidate show up late for their third interview. They just walked in 7 minutes late, sat...
Fishing vs. Poaching
I don’t poach. I fish. I LOVE fishing! But in my world, poaching is a no-no. Let me explain. Several years ago, I had a client who was looking for an architect to hire in his firm. Architects were VERY hard to find during that time, and he couldn’t afford to lose any...