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4 Unconventional Interview Questions to Hire Original Thinkers

Linkedin Talent Blog

Question 3: Why shouldn’t I hire you? Similarly, Sarah Robb O’Hagan, former president of Gatorade and Equinox, once started her job application by listing the qualifications that she didn’t meet, followed by why she should be hired regardless. I got tasked to lead the committee to change the rule. Then, write everything down.

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Interview Coding Challenges: A Way to Hire Developers Who Know their Code

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Interview coding challenges are critical when hiring new software developers. In this article, we’ll cover: the definition of coding challenges different types of interview coding challenges the benefits of coding challenges during job interviews and other qualities to look out for when hiring a software developer.

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Sales Ability Competency

The Hire Talent

It’s always tricky to hire the right salespeople ­ consistent closers, hungry hunters, and excellent relationship builders who will understand business and client needs. Applied Emotional Intelligence: People Skills. This is often referred to as Emotional Intelligence. Emotional Competencies.

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Building a Modern Workforce that’s Prepared for Anything

Recruiting Daily Advisor

This means companies have to revamp the way they identify and hire talent; the antiquated method of glancing at a résumé and sitting down for a chat is no longer capable of producing a workforce with the skills necessary to compete at the highest level. Evidence-Based Hiring Practices for the Modern Workforce.

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The Startup Hiring Guide: Hiring for rapid growth from 5 to 50

Workable

You need to be a hiring obsessive. In comparison hiring practices have remained in the dark ages. Your first five hires pretty much picked themselves but in getting from 5 to 50 you will need the best tools and analytics, and you will need to be systematic. And my aim is to get all of us to talk about hiring.

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How To Become A Badass At Sourcing.

Recruiting Daily

I know, a lot of you think phone sourcing is either old fashioned or completely obsolete – the technological antipode of things like crowdfunding, social media or ecommerce. And I admit, phone sourcing isn’t the newest – or sexiest – method for finding and developing talent out there these days.

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You Want My Decades-Old SAT Score? Really?

Staffing Talk

The WSJ recently reported that high-rolling consulting firms and banks like Goldman Sachs routinely ask applicants — of all ages and experience levels – to fork over their SAT scores during the hiring process. I would feel no shame reporting my decade-old score, should a hiring manager ask. ” “ This boggles my mind.