By Ai-Mei Zhu A common factor when individuals are assessing a switch from one company to another is culture. Culture can easily get confused with the “perks” a company offers. As a hiring manager, y...

By Kevin Roth "Her experience is perfect, but she talked poorly about her current company and that's a red flag for us" - What did she say? "That it's a verbally abusive environment and not the...

By Kevin Roth “Best Athlete Available” is a term we relate mostly to the sports world, but can also be an extremely effective and intelligent strategy when hiring, regardless of the position. For...

By Ai-Mei Zhu Steve Hoffman is the VP of People at Mark43, and has over 20 years of experience leading People Teams. Mark43 is a public safety software company that considers law enforcement an...

By Aaron Greenberg In any economic market hiring top talent is challenging. It’s no secret that human capital is the most important factor that drives the best performing organizations. Much time and...

By Kevin Roth You want to do a reference on a candidate and you happen to know someone who supervised him at a past company. Do you need to tell the candidate before you reach out or can you just mak...

By Kevin Roth Having one arbitrary set of work hours regardless of work function or responsibility is an outdated and often times inefficient mentality that has the potential to not only affect reten...

By Kevin Roth If someone you hired is completely failing within their first week or two on the job, don’t just brush it off as a bad hire. Retrace the steps of your hiring process and fix the issue....

By Kevin Roth Don’t simply “approve” vacation for your employees, promote and encourage it. When those dates come up, assure them that you have their role covered and urge them to enjoy their trip wi...

By Kevin Roth "He has the right skill set, but he didn't show enough excitement or enthusiasm about this opportunity" - How long were you with him for? "About 20-30 minutes" - What was most...