3 Things To Cover In A Phone Interview
As a residential building products recruiter, my main goal is finding suitable candidates who are able to make progress quickly. I love phone interviews (sorry if you are sick of me singing their praises!) and I find that I have settled on a pattern of 3 things I need to cover in each one. 3 […]
4 Easy Steps To Successfully Conduct A Phone Interview
I LOVE phone interviews! I love them, I swear by them, I built my business around them. Why? Well for starters, Building Gurus is based in the upper Midwest. Most of my clients tend to be somewhere on the coast. I can’t be in two places at once and despite my raging desire, no one […]
Are Personal Reference Checks A Waste Of Time?
As a building products recruiter, I don’t think there is a tool that is more important than an interview. The information you learn in an interview is invaluable and should tell you just about everything you need to know about a prospective employee when done right. The other tools I use to help learn more […]
How To Make Firing Someone Less Difficult
There are those things everyone dreads – taking a test you haven’t studied enough for, talking to overly opinionated (or just strange) relatives at holidays, taxes and of course at the top of the list – firing someone. I can’t help you with your family, tax liability or most things hiding in your anxiety closet, but […]
Don’t Avoid Difficult Conversations – Make Them Easier To Have
Life can be full of difficult or awkward conversations. Unless you become a cave-dwelling hermit, there’s no way to avoid them! In business awkward or difficult takes on a whole other meaning. It is more difficult to tell someone they are hard to work with or not putting in enough effort than it is to discuss politics at Thanksgiving with your weird […]
How To Deal With Toxic Employees In 6 Easy-ish Steps
If you are reading this, I can assume you know what a toxic employee is. Probably, a handful of names who fit the bill just popped in your head. In case you aren’t sure, a toxic employee is someone who creates issues in the workplace – but on an almost epic level. The difference between […]
How To Conduct An Interview In 5 Uncomplicated Steps
When I was a kid, I imagined on your 21st birthday someone handed you an adult beverage and the keys to being grown up. I mean, how else did you know to do laundry before you got down to just a sweater and bathing suit? Who teaches you to file your taxes and when did driving responsibly kick in? I, […]
Don’t Ask Illegal Interview Questions
I have conducted thousands of interviews during my time as a residential building materials recruiter and occasionally something comes up that raises my eyebrows. Since interviews can be stressful, I’ll usually let one slip-up (unless it is totally egregious) pass. When a candidate continues saying things they shouldn’t, I usually end the conversation quickly. Candidates should […]
Do You Need Hiring AA? As In An Attitude Adjustment?
When you’re recruiting a new employee, it’s like almost everything else – your attitude makes a big difference to the outcome. Before you start searching for the right candidate, you might first want to take a little time to think about how you feel about the process. If you’re feeling anxious about making your next hire, take […]