The goal of any hiring process is to hire the best person for the position. The problem is that we hire the best person in the candidate pool and assume that we have everyone in th[...]

Reflecting on my first experience as a recruiter at the inaugural Southern Placement Exchange in Spring 2002 (I worked in housing at Georgia Southern University at the time), the m[...]

Chairing your first search process can feel an awful lot like job searching yourself. Searching for the right fit, honing your image, staying on top of emails, asking the right que[...]

Everything you do matters. This phrase made its way into my life when my soon to be spouse and I were in a local letterpress shop getting our wedding invitations designed. I was sc[...]

Whether too many want to be involved, or you are dragging colleagues into an interview kicking and screaming, who makes up your interview team matters.  As the professional or grou[...]

While on-campus, the candidate wrap up is often an overlooked part of sealing the deal with a star candidate.  During the final talk, this is a good time to go over the compensatio[...]

Out with the old and in with the new.  New supervisor, new unit, new hires, and new vision. This was my approach to the 2015-2016 academic year at New York Institute of Technology [...]

In a world that is increasingly data-driven, words like metrics, call-to-action, and ROI (Return on Investment) have become often discussed terms in work day conversation.  Our hig[...]

So you’re in charge of running a search process and it’s time to develop those awesome interview questions that you may have just finished answering when you were a candidate.  It’[...]

  So, you’re in charge of a search team – good for you! As with nearly all things in life, a little preparation will go a long way. Here are a few key items you’ll want to con[...]