The organization is corrupt. The strategy is chaotic. Executives are embroiled in legal proceedings, and CEO Travis Kalanick finally got the boot. When it comes to the future of Uber, prospects are looking shaky at best. The team needs an Extreme Makeover: Employer...
It was drilled into my head many times: “Get good grades, go to college, and you’ll surely find a job.” As a rigid overachiever, I took my teachers and elders at their word: I excelled in academics, completed my coursework with honors, and graduated from a university....
Any fool knows how to recruit. If you’re a recruiter, you probably beg to differ. But before your blood pressure skyrockets, let me explain what I mean. When it comes to recruiting, the head knowledge is the simple part of the equation. Approaching the candidate,...
The logic behind having years of experience on a job description is flawed. For the last 20-years, I have challenged just about every hiring manager, HR leader, TA leader, and business leader on this topic. Their responses typically fall along the lines of: – We...
Informative. Thorough. Educational. While any combination of these words could describe the modern job description, I believe that a better set of words would hit the nail on the head: Boring. Stuffy. Tedious. Sure, job descriptions are great about listing a...
