Tag: Culture
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Improving Hires in Two Easy Steps
Today we have a guest post from Mary Ila Ward, a local HR/OD ninja. Enjoy! Put first things first:  2 Steps to Improve Hiring Ben had a great post this week about defining corporate culture.   Incorporating corporate values and culture is so important in making hiring decisions. I’m currently helping a client review and revise…
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Unique Corporate Culture Ideas (Video)
Having a unique corporate culture, as I have said previously, can be a strategic differentiator for your organization. But the thing is, there’s no “one size fits all” culture. Some will draw you in like a magnet, and others will repel you. There’s no “good or bad” really, it’s just different. In this video I…
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Culture as a Type of Hiring Discrimination (Video)
Today I’m going to dispel the myth that culture is a form of hiring discrimination. Well, I’ll actually prove that it’s true, but in a different way than most people would expect. I use culture to discriminate against candidates  in every interview for every job we post. I look at how we do things, what…
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Hiring for Culture Fit (Video)
Okay, so we discussed how to define it, so now how do you go about hiring for culture fit? As long as you’re following the steps properly and not just randomly making up questions, then it’s pretty simple to do. In today’s video I discuss how to develop specific questions tailored to your core values.…
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Defining Corporate Culture (Video)
Today we’re going to discuss one of the methods I use for defining corporate culture. If you’ve never taken the time to define what it means at your organization, I think you’ll find the exercise interesting and potentially valuable. This week I’ll be running a series of videos on culture topics, from defining culture to…
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Weird Interview Questions are a Fad, Not a Strategy
Weird interview questions don’t work. I had to say it. See, someone pitched the 25 weird interview questions article at Glassdoor to me, but that’s not my thing. See, I actually think that asking job-relevant questions will get you more mileage than “What is your favorite song?” And if you’ve been here long, you know…
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Vendor Management Guidelines-Leveraging Corporate Culture
Vendor management guidelines? What? Isn’t this an HR/recruiting/leadership blog? Well, yes. Yes, it is. However, all of us have to deal with vendors, consultants, and other service providers at some point in our careers. I’ve been talking with our own Contracts/Subcontracts management pro at work, and we were discussing ways to help our vendors understand…