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The Downsides of Hiring for "Cultural Fit"

Posted by Rohan Davidson on 06-Sep-2017 10:48:27

It sounds simple, right? Hiring people who align with your organisation's culture will ensure everyone stays happy and productive.

Organisational culture is important. This is a widely recognised fact, and despite the fact that few of us ever get it perfectly right, most people are at least conscious of the need to focus on developing the right culture.

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Topics: Recruiting & Hiring, hiring for startup, hiring for startups, hiring tips, company culture, Culture, how to hire, how to interview

How to Reduce Bias in Your Hiring Process

Posted by Rohan Davidson on 25-Jul-2017 13:02:12

The hiring process is biased, unfair, and exceedingly subjective.

Regardless of how virtuous a human being you are, there is a high likelihood that your hiring process is influenced by some form of "ism", whether it be race, age, gender, sexual orientation, or something else entirely.

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Topics: candidates, employer brand, Recruiting & Hiring, hiring tips, how to interview, HR

Interviews are NOT Exams

Posted by Rohan Davidson on 18-Jul-2017 09:22:33

An interview isn’t an exam. Give your candidates a chance to prove themselves.  

The candidate interview and selection process is, for the most part, cumbersome, outdated and frankly wrong. Too many of us treat interviews like some kind of exam.

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Topics: Recruiting & Hiring, hiring for startup, hiring for startups, hiring tips, employee needs, how to hire, how to interview, lean hiring, startup hire

How To Attract the Best Possible Candidates by Writing Better Job Descriptions

Posted by Justin on 22-Oct-2015 16:39:11

Finding Candidates is a Science. Recruiting Them is a Seduction.

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Topics: Recruiting & Hiring, company culture, Culture, employer branding, how to hire, how to interview, how to write job decriptions, lean hiring, talentvine

3 Questions to Lure Top Talent Through Your Door

Posted by Justin on 03-Jun-2015 05:45:05

What are some small changes that you can make in your business to create an environment of engaged and thriving employees?

Here are three innovative questions that can lure top talent and help retain the talent already in your organisation.

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Topics: candidates, Recruiting & Hiring, hiring for startups, branding, how to hire, how to interview, lean hiring, recruiting, recruitment, recruitment tips, talentvine, top talent