For the last 10 years I have owned a bright red Beetle car, Legolas. For the first time, this week he broke down. I managed to get him into the garage and went off to do some … Continue reading
May 14, 2013 Nancy SlessengerLeave a comment
Should you ask all candidates the same questions? My very first job as a school governor (equivalent to a school board member) was to recruit a new deputy head. It was quite clear who the … Continue reading
May 8, 2013 Nancy SlessengerLeave a comment
Induction – the final but crucial step in the recruitment process I once worked with a company that made transformers. My project there reduced their turnover rate to 25%. This meant that, as a result of my … Continue reading
May 1, 2013 Nancy SlessengerLeave a comment
This week I had an email from a Grapevine reader after a particularly nasty experience at an interview. I was appalled by his examples. It was as though the interviewer had arranged the interview purely for his own … Continue reading
April 23, 2013 Nancy SlessengerLeave a comment
Why you don’t need the ‘best person for the job’ When recruiting, most people insist they are out to get the ‘best’ person for the job. And of course that is an admirable aim, but a useless … Continue reading
April 16, 2013 Nancy SlessengerLeave a comment
Have you ever used a recruitment ad that’s the same one you have been using for years, just slightly modified? Have you ever noticed that many recruitment advertisements look the same? I bet you can answer “Yes.” … Continue reading
April 9, 2013 Nancy SlessengerLeave a comment
How to do a really bad interview Many managers seem to think that an interview is about asking clever questions to outsmart the candidate. Unfortunately this is the way to do a really bad interview that is … Continue reading
April 3, 2013 Nancy SlessengerLeave a comment
5 Recruitment Mistakes You Must Avoid – Mistake number 1: no preparation Last week I identified five recruitment mistakes. This week you can find out how to avoid the first mistake – not preparing properly. I remember seeing … Continue reading
March 26, 2013 Nancy SlessengerLeave a comment
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