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Survey Reveals Surprising Top Challenge Facing America’s CEOs

Posted on August 25, 2014 by VoiceGlance
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Inc. Magazine recently conducted its annual survey of America’s top 500 private-company CEOs, asking them everything from their biggest mistake in their first year (not enough capital) to what entrepreneur they admire most (Elon Musk). But the most interesting question was, “What is the biggest challenge facing leaders today?” The runaway choice cited by half of all surveyed CEOs was attracting and retaining skilled employees. That echoes the results of another critical question, “What is the biggest contributor to your company’s ability to innovate?” The most popular answer by far was recruiting top talent, which garnered 41 percent of all …Read more »

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5 Steps To Building The Perfect Job Interview

Posted on August 25, 2014 by VoiceGlance
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Hiring well is crucial to any organization’s success, and an important part of that is the interview. After all, the resume can give you some basics, but the interview is your primary chance to uncover real insight about your applicant pool. But how does that happen? Can you really tell the strength of a candidate from a 20-minute interview? The answer is yes, if the interview is built correctly. The keys to a great interview are: Having A Clear Understanding of the Job The goal of any interview is finding out if the candidate has the skills and personality traits …Read more »

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The Only Competitive Edge That Matters In Business

Posted on August 21, 2014 by VoiceGlance
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Google was not the first search engine. Amazon was not the first eCommerce site. Walmart was not the first big-box department store. And yet all three are at the top of their respective industries. Why? Execution. And that all comes down to hiring the right people. The point is it isn’t about being first. It isn’t even necessarily about having the best idea. It is about doing it better than everyone else. And the only way to do that is to get the right people. Think about it. If a sports team was struggling, the solution wouldn’t be to get …Read more »

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Why The Dallas Cowboys Are Both Great And Awful At Hiring

Posted on August 21, 2014 by VoiceGlance
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Can somebody be both the best in the business and worst in the business at the exact same job? Yes. Just look at Jerry Jones. The Dallas Cowboys owner is, by some criteria, the most successful owner in the NFL. Then again, using another set of criteria, he is also arguably the worst owner in the NFL. Strangest part of it all? The reason he could been seen as both the best owner in the NFL and the worst owner in the NFL is for the same reason: the way he hires. Why Jones Is The Worst Owner In The …Read more »

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Survey: 1 In 4 Workers Searching For A New Job

Posted on August 20, 2014 by VoiceGlance
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Despite most people being happy with their jobs, many workers would be willing to move for the right opportunity.

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The Becky Hammon Hire Is Great; But The Glass Ceiling Still Exists

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Karthik Hegde
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Tuesday, Becky Hammon, a WNBA legend, made history when the San Antonio Spurs hired her as the first full-time female assistant coach in NBA history. It is a great story of the NBA’s best franchise hiring a very qualified 37-year-old who just happens to be a woman. It is a testament to both the great basketball mind of Hammon and the innovative management style of the Spurs, a chief reason why they have won five titles in the past 15 years. And yet, the hire is bittersweet in some ways. Because while the Hammon hiring is inspiring, the numbers show …Read more »

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Want to Hire Great People? Use Ike as Your Guide

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Karthik Hegde
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In 1943, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt had a history-altering decision to make: he had to choose his Supreme Allied Commander in Europe. Whoever his pick was would have to lead the allies’ invasion into Europe, which would ultimately decide the war on the western front. He had no shortage of great generals, but whoever he picked would have to lead the other men, many of whom would likely be jealous. He had the great strategist, Gen. George Marshall, the fiery Gen. George Patton, the decorated Englishman, Bernard Montgomery, and the legendary Frenchman, Charles de Gaulle. And yet, FDR selected …Read more »

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Uncle Sam’s Un-American Hiring Process

Posted on July 29, 2014 by VoiceGlance
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There’s one word that keeps popping up in American government job postings that raises an eyebrow: required. Just about every government job posting we saw, particularly higher-paid ones, had very specific requirements to apply. A specific amount of experience. A certain degree. Certifications that needed to be acquired. The message sent was clear: the quickest way to move up at a government job – or get hired at all – is to ascertain higher degrees and earn certain certifications. Clearly, America’s governments have a very structured, very requirement-based hiring model, which when analyzed feels patently un-American, and certainly is not …Read more »

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What The Normal HR Team Looks Like

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Karthik Hegde
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So what does the normal human resource department look like? Well, according to a survey by the Society for Human Research Management (SHRM), most of the people on the team will be female, college educated (and the majority with graduate degrees), with more and more new to the field and more and more specializing in strategy or hiring. Every five years, SHRM surveys a broad range of human resource professionals and then releases their findings. There are surprising trends shown in the numbers, none so as notable as the spike of female HR professionals who now populate the industry. In …Read more »

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Survey Shows Direction Of HR: Technology, Hiring, Strategy

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Karthik Hegde
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A recent survey by the country’s largest HR association revealed several clear trends emerging in human resources: an increased focus on hiring, an infusion of technology and a metamorphosis into a strategic department. The Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) released its findings from a survey of more than 9,000 human resource professionals. While the report was brimming over with insightful data, perhaps the most interesting fact was what type of HR people companies are increasingly hiring. From 2007 to 2012, the amount of HR professionals in the market who were labeled recruiting specialist nearly doubled, from 6 percent to …Read more »

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