Gender diversity increases productivity and creativity, it curates “greater innovation, better products, better decision-making, and...

A short discussion on bias in hiring with Gabe Gurman, COO of Career.Place.

Define and communicate a change request process so candidates know what to do and that you understand...

Push the boundaries of the claims to see if the vendor is willing to admit that they do not solve every problem and can pivot to focus on...

Many background reports do not distinguish between the small possession charge from twenty years ago and murder, at least not...

This Halloween season has come to an end, but in hiring the haunting never seem to end.

Consider making a variety of materials available to refresh rules and best practices - from short-format blogs to video clips, to a full...

Shouldn’t we judge Rey based on what she has done, not what she is? After all, isn’t this what we would all want and deserve...

Candidates who don’t know what is happening or what will happen next could be left feeling disoriented, nervous, or confused, which will...

Replace or augment keywords with descriptive language when describing a job.

Help candidates. During the process, keep the candidates informed of the steps and ask if there is anything you can do or...

Ditch the keywords, put in the time to truly evaluate the assessments, and replace the screener calls with a standard, consistent process...

Rather than requiring a title or setting filters to only look for those directors or VPs, consider why (experience running teams, ...

How many times did we ‘not see that coming’ after we hired someone that fit the vision of the job but didn’t succeed? How many more did...

There is a very simple way of finding out – rather than dismiss the candidate because of ‘job hopping’, ask them about it.

There is a simple test: does the advice pertain to something relevant to the job, and under the same circumstances, would it be offered>>>

When a candidate says “I can’t talk about it”, rather than push the candidate or dismiss them, switch from ‘what have you done’ to....

Choice of clothing, make-up, hair, tattoos, etc. is influenced by a variety of reasons and interpreted through our own biased lenses.

“Overqualified” is not a real thing. Behind the “overqualified” excuse usually lurks biases and/or fears such as Ageism, an assumption...

Finding candidates with a true culture fit will lead to employees that are aligned with the organization mission, are driven by the same val