Melissa Dobbins
- Apr 9
- 4 min
Tips to increase candidate quantity and quality from sourcing partners
With competition for talent remaining high, optimizing sourcing partnerships such as those with educational institutions, industry and...
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Melissa Dobbins
- Mar 14
- 5 min
The hard skill of Interviewing for hard skills – question types, tips, and techniques
Hard skills (or ‘teachable’ abilities) are at the core of so many jobs. Which means verifying that your candidates have those hard skills...
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Melissa Dobbins
- Feb 14
- 5 min
Solving the equity vs. humanity paradox in interviews
On the surface, the concept of equity in candidate interviews is straight forward – provide everyone with the same inclusive experience...
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Melissa Dobbins
- Feb 8
- 4 min
Personas – Engaging candidates through wisdoms from advertising
Have you ever noticed how great advertisements seem to talk directly to you? They make you laugh or think or trigger some sense of...
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Melissa Dobbins
- Jan 10
- 3 min
The strategy for achieving DEI goals – lessons from resolutions
I’ve made many New Year’s resolutions and life goals over the years. From the very lofty “this is the year I get in shape” or “this is...
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Melissa Dobbins
- Jan 3
- 4 min
The tale of a journey to achieving a lofty goal
For my 40th birthday, my parents gave me an interesting gift – a treadmill. After getting over the initial assumptive implication… “Hey!...
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