Archive for October, 2009
Oct
22
Sales Hiring – Looking For The Magic Bullet
Posted by: | CommentsI received a request this week from a sales executive who wanted to know what he can give his field sales managers to help them do a better job of hiring. He was looking for the magic bullet “Do this and all your problems go away!” I wish it existed.
Oct
07
Hiring Advice You Should Not Use
Posted by: | CommentsI received a copy of a tool used by one of the huge online job posting companies that is supposed to help you assess a candidate. I just hope that people did not pay money for this piece of drivel because if they did they should demand a refund.
There are eight questions on the tool designed to give you better insight into the “hidden signals” a candidate can give you in the interview. First, what are you doing looking for signals when you should be gathering specific behavioral data.
