Hiring
Personality matters: What I learned as a high school teacher
Rachel was a star student. She was in my homeroom and my first period English class, so I saw her all morning and was responsible for reviewing her grades. This sweet girl had one best friend, but she didn’t really talk to anyone else. She was silent throughout every class unless called on to answer…
Is your candidate’s energy sustainable? Interview excitement vs. sustainable extroversion
By Max Yoder If you‘ve hired people in the past, you’ve probably heard this one before: it’s about the apparently gregarious, enthusiastic candidate who, after acing your hiring process, rarely perks up again like they did in those initial meetings. At Lesson.ly, we call this the Affected Perk Problem, or APP, and we see it all…
Getting to the good stuff, sans psychobabble
By Drew Fortin I’m a big fan of big words. And as a self-professed sesquipedalian, it’s not uncommon for me to ebulliently excogitate the significance and value of behavioral and cognitive assessments. But – gasconading aside – using big words or complex terminology can backfire if those with whom you are trying to communicate don’t understand…
What Stresses You Out the Most During the Short-Term Hiring Season? Check out our September Survey Results
By Drew Fortin When the moon turned orange earlier this month many of you were already experiencing your own supernatural-type phenomenon – increased stress. After all, this is the time of year when so many of you are ramping up for the holiday season – trying to find, hire and train the right candidates to…