by Ira Wolfe | Nov 7, 2017 | Employment Testing
C% of new hires come as the result of a referral. % come from a listing service. % come from recruiters. How, then, are HR departments still relying on recruiters to locate their next big hire? In-house recruiters vs contract recruiters The biggest problem with...
by Ira Wolfe | Aug 17, 2017 | Emotional Intelligence, Employee Motivation, Employment Testing, Hiring Process, Recruiting Process, Recruitment
3 strategies that will change the way you screen One day employees seem to be on the top of the world, firing on all cylinders. The next day their lives and careers implode. Why does this happen? Why does this happen? A lack of emotional intelligence may provide the...
by Ira Wolfe | Jun 15, 2017 | Employment Testing, Hiring Process, HR Articles
9 out of 10 Hiring decisions are still based on “gut instinct.” This isn’t only a huge problem; it’s downright scary—and really expensive too. As recruiters and hiring managers we all make mistakes. That’s just human nature. Unintended bias just royally screws up our...
by Ira Wolfe | Oct 19, 2015 | B2B Articles, HR Articles, Recruiting Process, Recruitment
Uncovering the reasons why it’s so hard to find “good” employees is a bit like watching the Presidential debates. Some of the information that we hear is politicized for the sole purpose of satisfying a personal agenda. When it’s not good old fashioned bull****, all...
by Ira Wolfe | Jun 17, 2015 | Employment Testing, Hiring Process
When it comes to interviewing candidates (and evaluating employee performance), most of us look into the mirror and hope we see someone like us looking back. The only logical question then is: how’s that working? For most companies, the ready answer is...