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Interviewing Tips & TechniquesWarm, Gooey, Chocolate Chip Cookies
My daughter, Katy, and I love to make cookies, especially when it is snowing outside and we have a process that we go through to make them. Melt the butter, sneak a few chocolate chips. Add the sugar and eggs, sneak a few chocolate chips. Add vanilla, baking soda,...
Mr. Potato Head
When Katy was a little girl, she loved to play with Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head. Some of her creations were hilarious; an arm being in the ear hole, lips in the eye hole, or Mrs. Potato Head walking around on a hat instead of shoes. Part of the brilliance of that game is...
Interviewing Soup
After an interview with a really great candidate, my clients usually want to hire that person on the spot. They do not want to wait. They feel very strongly that they have waited long enough, and they want to get this person on board ASAP. While I completely...
Godzilla and Me
I interviewed a woman via Skype with one of my out of state clients. When my video popped up, she said “WOW! You look like Godzilla!” (Swear.) For the past 3 weeks, I have been racking my brain trying to figure out how being compared to a slobbery, atomic mutant...
“Can I put you on hold?”
Last week, I was conducting some phone interviews with a client. On particular call, the interview was going really well until the candidate surprised me with a request: “Can I put you on hold and take this other call?” “Uh, sure,” I mumbled. While I waited, listening...
Puppy Love… and Employees?
I am fostering puppies. Well, really my daughter is fostering puppies, and I am along for the ride. The back story is that All Aboard Animal Rescue brings puppies who are in “high kill” shelters in locations like New Mexico up to the Denver metro area. They vaccinate...
Do not just change your pants!
My daughter, Katy and I were having a girls' night in recently, complete with the Texas Longhorn football game, pajamas and of course, pizza. I asked her if she wanted to ride in the car with me to go pick up our food, and she enthusiastically agreed. Appearing to be...
You Only Have 3 Seconds…
I have read multiple articles recently about writing resumes, and the primary school of thought is that a candidate has 3 second to capture the attention of the hiring manager. The resume has to be easy to scan, because the hiring manager is looking at hundreds of...
Are You Becoming the Micro-Manager You Never Wanted to Be?
I recently I overheard a man complaining to his business partner about his administrative assistant. “She just does not do the things that she is supposed to do! And then, I find her leaving early. I swear that I have told her 100 times to put our marketing packets...
Are You In a Hurry to Hire?
When a client calls me to help them screen and interview candidates, they are usually in a hurry. They need me to get started today, and frankly, they really needed me to start 3 weeks ago. The “hurry up” syndrome is a common issue at A-list Interviews. However,...