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Month: July 2019

  • 61: Why You Shouldn’t Pick Low-Hanging Fruit as a New Leader

    Should employers be onboarding their leadership talent the same way they bring on an hourly worker or an individual contributor?  No, yet so many firms have a single approach to onboarding: push everyone down the “orientation assembly line” and hope that they are ready for the job when they come out the other end.  In…

  • New HR Certification Study Kit Mobile App: Beta Testing and More

    New HR Certification Study Kit Mobile App: Beta Testing and More

    Why do I help people study for the HR certification exams? It’s simple. When I get emails like this one I received recently, there’s no way I could ever stop. Wow. So honored to be part of the process people take toward changing their HR careers for the better! Making a Good Thing Even Better

  • How to Cultivate a Writer through Writing an Essay

    Writing is an intricate skill which many students need to go through college and the university in a successful manner. Everything is on the basis of writing through a student’s academic career. Thus, possessing good writing skills is beneficial in that it will help them craft a perfect essay as well as enable them to…

  • Episode 60: 69% of Job Seekers Would Not Reapply After a Negative Experience

    What if your candidate pool shrank by 70% after every job you filled? According to new research, seven out of 10 job seekers would not reapply with your company after a negative candidate experience. So, how do we prioritize it?   In today’s discussion, Ben speaks with Dwaine Maltais, CEO of Talentegy. Dwaine shares some stats from…

  • How HR Teams Can Use Pre-Screen Calls To Increase Candidate Quality

    You might not have ever heard about a pre-screen call before. That’s okay! In short, it’s an effective way to ensure that before you begin the candidate interview process, the person is ready and willing to consider potential employment.

  • We’re Only Human 59: Stomping out Stereotypes with AARP’s Heather Tinsley-Fix

    When we think AARP we think retirement, but with more workers staying in the workforce even longer than ever before, the organization is increasingly focusing on careers and employment conversations to guide its members. The tip of the spear in those educational efforts is Heather Tinsley-Fix, Ben’s guest on the show today.  Heather is particularly…

  • How Can We Fix the Exit Interview Process? [Reader Question]

    How Can We Fix the Exit Interview Process? [Reader Question]

    When I left my last job, I had an exit interview where my employer asked me all kinds of questions about my satisfaction and why I was leaving, but I didn’t answer honestly because I was already leaving. Do they actually use that information or was the exit interview a waste of time? The Value…