Should You Give a Second Chance to a New Hire
“An apology without action is not accountability.” A difficult decision hiring leaders face is determining whether a new hire deserves a second chance. I was recently told about a situation where a college student accepted a position. After accepting the role they missed multiple training days, failing to communicate until several days later. Situations like […]
Take the Time to Hire Right
“Take the time to hire right or you will pay for it later.” When a key role sits open, the pressure to hire quickly can be intense. Work begins to pile up, deadlines feel tighter, and leaders naturally want relief as soon as possible. In those moments, it is tempting to focus on speed rather […]
Best Culture Solutions Business Updates
“Clarity helps people understand how you can help them.” We recently launched a new website for Best Culture Solutions. While it may look like a redesign the real goal was clarity. Over the past several years the business has grown. We have taken on new projects, learned new lessons, and expanded the ways we support […]
How to Handle Internal Interviews
“Have a very deliberate process for filling existing roles that is the same for everybody, external, internal. Make sure that process is also going to identify the best candidate for the role and that you’re developing people to be the best candidate.” A common pitfall in organizations is making internal promotions based on sentiment rather […]
Getting Ghosted After Interviews
“Everything that you do deliberately to have a really strong hiring process is not only going to feed to your candidate pipeline, but it’s going to make sure that you don’t have to do this as often.” There can be a lot of excitment when job hunting. Unfortunately, for some people the initial optimism can […]
Motivation Based Interviewing
“When you’re a customer dealing with something, it’s a huge difference when you have a passionate problem solver versus somebody who just says, ‘I can’t. It’s beyond my control’, or they just don’t care.” Motivation-Based Interviewing (MBI) can revolutionize the way you hire and retain exceptional talent. Carol Quinn is the creator of motivation-based interviewing. […]
How to Tell Someone They Didn’t Get the Job
“If you focus on what you should say, you won’t have to worry about what you don’t have to say or what you shouldn’t say.” In a recent World at Work podcast episode, Jody and I explore the crucial role of transparency in the hiring process, especially for candidates who were not selected for a […]
How to Format Your Resume
In this episode, Tim and Cassie got into the do’s and don’ts that will keep your resume from being rejected by the tracking system used by most recruiters. Grab your pen and paper and get ready to take notes! We’re setting you up for success! Episode highlights: Why simple text resume beat the fancy, modern […]
How to Prep for a Video Interview
Would it surprise you to find out that over 80% of interviews are done via video nowadays? That’s a big number! In this episode Tim shares his best insights that range from how to show up for a video interview, to how to end one properly. And, of course, there are lots of great tips […]
How to Recover From Being Rejected From a Job
In this episode you’ll not only learn how and why to overcome rejection during the job seeking process, you’ll learn how to face less of it. Episode highlights: How to turn a no into a yes Which app Tim love to recommend to his job seeking clients What immediately tips off the job recruiter as […]