Every week, I review blogs and other publications that cover talent development to find the very best talent development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to pieces on lessons from the recent CareerBuilder survey, trusting your gut in recruiting, and assessing the person they’ll become.
From Brent Rasmussen: 4 Recruiting Behaviors That Limit the Quality of Who You Hire
“Here are four (4) surprisingly pervasive behaviors (based on CareerBuilder/Harris Interactive survey data) that if done away with, will go a long way toward reducing time to hire and preventing costly vacancies.”
From John Hollon: Survey Shows 5 Somewhat Surprising Lessons For Recruiters
“Here are the five ‘lessons’ for recruiters from the CareerBuilder survey. See if you agree:”
From Bob Corlett: Recruiters: When Do You Trust Your Gut?
“I run an executive search firm. On a typical search, we’ll review over 600 candidate profiles to put forward 6 candidates for an interview with the client. But even after we’ve ruled out 99% of the potential candidates, some of our clients will take out a pocket knife to further whittle down the interview list because some of the resumes don’t fit their pre-existing mental picture of ‘the ideal candidate.'”
From Jason Fried: The person they’ll become
“One of the biggest challenges when hiring someone is trying to envision their potential. Sometimes someone’s a sure bet. They’re the perfect person for the perfect project at the perfect time. Their pedigree is exceptional, their portfolio is stocked with amazing work, their experience is vast, they’re a confident interview, and everything just feels right. It happens, but that’s not how it usually works. There are very few perfect people.”
