

The OFCCP Will Soon Enforce Annual Affirmative Action Plan Verification—Are You Ready?
Have you been paying attention to the latest murmurs out of the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs...

Alexandra Desmond
Oct 15, 20184 min read
12 POTENTIAL JOB SEARCH ROADBLOCKS (AND HOW TO OVERCOME THEM)
A great post from our friend Mark Anthony Dyson. Of course we love the portion about working for a company that doesn't let Bias affect...
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Sep 13, 20181 min read


‘Quick apply’ and filters are not the answer to finding great candidates
Strong candidates don’t take seconds, they take hours rewriting their resume and crafting a tailored cover letter for each application...

Melissa Dobbins
Sep 10, 20185 min read


Time to Hire Sucks! Let's Fix It!
Worse still, an unnecessarily long hiring process can seriously damage your chances of hiring the best person for the job...

Melissa Dobbins
Aug 6, 20186 min read


Is your hiring process open to those with disabilities?
Think about your current hiring process - from application to interview to offer. Maybe you’ve built in some timed assessments to put...

Melissa Dobbins
Jul 10, 20183 min read


Contrary to common belief, Affirmative Action is NOT about quotas
It all started with a dream…. "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by...

Alexandra Desmond
Jun 11, 20183 min read


Hiring Biases leaves great potential untapped. Would you have hired Steve Jobs?
Imagine moving to a foreign country, with little notice, and were told that you would have to get a job in three months. What, and more...

Melissa Dobbins
Jun 4, 20185 min read


Keep Your Candidates Engaged; STOP doing these 5 things
The “make it easy” approach to job applications - designed to encourage mass amounts of candidates to apply… while actually making the...

Melissa Dobbins
May 14, 20186 min read


Applying for a job should not be easier than ordering socks online
Excessively long or demanding application processes can put candidates off. But one that’s involves nothing at all can be just as bad.

Melissa Dobbins
Apr 9, 20185 min read


Do Not Hinder Diversity with Bias in your Hiring Process, Have a Plan.
Hiring decisions plagued by conscious and unconscious bias can impact diversity at every level and in every...

Melissa Dobbins
Mar 19, 20184 min read


Bias is a part of being human - but doesn’t have to be part of hiring
Did you give your perfect hire a gender, an age? Perhaps you even gave them a skin color, style, or accent? Don’t worry, this is normal...

Melissa Dobbins
Feb 13, 20184 min read


Bad Questions Lead to Bad Hires
From figuring out the job requirements to crafting a really clear job ad to defining relevant qualifiers. How did you end up with a bad hire

Melissa Dobbins
Jan 16, 20185 min read


Finding great candidates comes down to these four questions
When it is time to post for a job, we all daydream about an unparalleled, undeniably perfect candidate sweeping through our doors and...

Melissa Dobbins
Jan 4, 20184 min read


Show, don't Tell – kindergarten wisdom that will improve your hiring pipeline
Hiring is one of the most important decision processes a company has—and the damage caused by even a single bad hire can be catastrophic...

Melissa Dobbins
Nov 28, 20175 min read


Five things you look for in a hire that are commonly misused
So, are your qualifiers going to help or hinder you when looking for the right candidate? Here are five qualifications that are commonly....

Melissa Dobbins
Nov 14, 20177 min read


Resumes, like coats, look nice but tell you nothing about the person who is wearing them
So, let’s change our approach by focusing on the requirements without the distractions littered in resumes.

Melissa Dobbins
Oct 31, 20174 min read


How We Hire is Broken - Let's Fix It!
Bad hiring decisions hurt. They really hurt. Scariest of all, they’re even more common than you think—and may be responsible for up to 80%..

Melissa Dobbins
Oct 4, 20175 min read


Guidelines for Sharing and Republishing Content
So you want to republish a piece of content from career.place? First - thank you! We appreciate it when people want to share our stuff....

Blaine Phelps
Aug 19, 20171 min read




