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The 10 Scariest Job Applicants We Almost Hired

Posted on October 31, 2014 by VoiceGlance
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We’ve all had it happen before. You get that resume that has everything you’re looking for. Expectations are high. They sounded lucid enough on the phone. But yet you bring the person in for an interview, and after a few minutes, something comes pretty clear: They are completely nuts. Hopefully, you don’t actually hire them. But either way, you have just wasted everyone on your hiring team’s time and now have to deal with a candidate that, in some cases, won’t go away. So who are these people? They are:   1. The Clinger The person comes in, the interview …Read more »

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Why Performance Reviews Are Good (And How To Do Them Right)

Posted on October 30, 2014 by VoiceGlance
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It is pretty clear: everyone hates the performance review. The Wall Street Journal, every so often, writes an editorial saying it is time to get rid of the performance review. Invariably, it is incredibly popular, with workers across the country chiming in with stories of their own horrible experiences. The battle cry is similar to dozens of other populist arguments favoring the proverbial little guy against “the man”. But, like many populist arguments, what it lacks in precision and real-life applicability it makes up for in appeal. The fact is, performance reviews of some sort are an essential part of …Read more »

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Yahoo’s Wrong: Stars Still Matter In Hollywood

Posted on October 28, 2014 by VoiceGlance
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This week, Vulture released its annual list of the most valuable stars in Hollywood, taking a “scientific”, stats-based approach that factored in everything from box office numbers to likeability. The results had Silver Linings Playbook star Jennifer Lawrence at the top spot, just ahead of Iron Man himself, Robert Downey, Jr. In response, Yahoo writer Jordan Zakarin wrote a column arguing that the list is proof that stars in Hollywood are less important today than ever before. Instead, he said it is about franchises, as Lawrence and Downey owe most of their success to movies that had a cult following …Read more »

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The Lebron James Economy: A Cautionary Tale

Posted on October 27, 2014 by VoiceGlance
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In case you haven’t heard, Lebron James, the best basketball player in the world, is leaving South Beach behind and will play for his hometown team again, the Cleveland Cavaliers, this upcoming NBA season. From a basketball perspective, James instantly turns one of the worst teams in the league into one of the best, as the Cavs now have a legitimate shot at the NBA title. But, bigger than that, Bloomberg reports that the signing of James (a $21-million-a-year cost to the Cavs) is worth $215 million to the city of Cleveland. “He’s a walking, talking economy,” Nick Kostis, owner …Read more »

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12 Traits To Look For While Hiring

Posted on October 24, 2014 by VoiceGlance
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Everyone wants to hire “purple squirrels,” aka the rare, one-in-a-thousand candidates who catapult companies into the stratosphere. But the question is this: how do you find those people? What should you look for? Well, if you want an ordinary candidate, you can look for three-to-five years of experience, a bachelor’s degree and firm handshake. But if you want a truly extraordinary person, you should look for these 12 characteristics:   1. They Are A Little Crazy Henry Ford ate grass sandwiches as a boy. Albert Einstein didn’t wear socks. Why? Because really innovative and creative people, by their very nature, …Read more »

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Mark Cuban is Wrong. If You Work, You Should Get Paid For It

Posted on October 22, 2014 by VoiceGlance
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Donatella Versace and Mark Cuban are the most outspoken advocates for it, but there’s a new trend going on in America: large companies wanting people to work for free. Actually, Versace wants you to pay her. There has been a rise recently in the amount of unpaid internships in America, with desperate job seekers willing to do anything to get hired. Some companies have even come under fire by the US Department of Labor for offering unpaid internships, saying they violate the law. Versace took it further than anyone, actually asking $20,000 for the right to be her intern (in …Read more »

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3 Actionable Steps To Hiring Smarter

Posted on October 21, 2014 by VoiceGlance
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It’s time to say it: the days of screening via the resume, bringing someone in for an unstructured interview and “trusting your gut” to hire is dead. Or at least is should be. There are too many examples out there of companies using data to hire smarter, and those organizations have been hugely successful because of it. Like Netflix, which is approving shows without ever watching them based off of algorithms, and having great success. Or in sports, where the Oakland Athletics are able to consistently field World Series-caliber teams, despite having one of the smallest payrolls in Major League …Read more »

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What the CIA’s Ridiculously Intense Hiring Process Can Teach Us

Posted on October 20, 2014 by VoiceGlance
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Aside from perhaps running for President of the United States, the most intense hiring process in America belongs to its own Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), which often takes two years. The process will almost certainly uncover your deepest, darkest secrets and use them against you. Along with you undergoing every possible assessment out there, from polygraph exams to personality tests, your family, your exes, your neighbors and your friends will all be interrogated. Along the way, if you lie, or even exaggerate, you’ll be instantly disqualified. Obviously, you can’t take drugs or commit any criminal acts. And you have to …Read more »

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11 Amazing Insights Google’s People Team Discovered About People

Posted on October 17, 2014 by VoiceGlance
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Google’s People Department (nicknamed POPS) is like no other Human Resources team on the planet. The group uses data to try to improve just about every aspect of their employees’ happiness, from pay structures and 401K plans to how long the lunch line should be. Through its research, the department has uncovered some pretty astonishing insights into human behavior. Such as? 1. People Like Having Bosses Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin originally believed in having a flat organization, where nobody was the boss of anybody. But POPS discovered people were happier and more efficient with the right bosses. …Read more »

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How Target Hires: Process-Heavy And Union-Free

Posted on October 16, 2014 by VoiceGlance
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There are two primary types of successful companies in the world: people-based companies, like Google and Apple, which are all about having great people creating amazing things; and process-based companies, like Walmart and McDonalds, which are all about reaching great efficiencies through ingenious structures. Target is definitely in the latter category, to the nth degree. And that shows in its hiring process, which is amongst the most structured around. Clearly, it is working, as the company has grown into one of America’s largest retailers and the stock has been solid, if not spectacular. But it is by no means perfect, …Read more »

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