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The blog contains our opinions and views as well as, where identified, those of others. The content is job market, recruitment and recruitment-technology centric - reflecting our business. We hope you will find it informative and some items even entertaining. It is provided under our published corporate Terms of Use and does not constitute professional advice. Note: content may also be syndicated to other websites, with our Approved Partners free to use and repurpose content as they see fit.

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Interviewing

Another post on Candidate Selection methods. Even a brief internet search, reveals that much (most?) interviewing is not done well. So, we discuss the issues and what you can do to make it work better for your business.

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Selection - Hidden Bias

Most of HR professionals are keen to get a diverse and multi-cultural workforce. However, is this really working in your organisation?  We suggest that in too many cases it might not be.  See here, for some tips and ideas on how to ensure that you, and your managers, are not discriminating without meaning to.  

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The Dark Triad: Narcissim, Psychopathy, Machivellianism

A post about 3 of the more problematic traits you probably don't want in your candidates - the "Dark Triad".  Employees with these traits can cause havoc within an organisation, so it's an important topics for HR and recruiters. 

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Sounding Smart

This post is about how people come across and get understood and considered when they use their voice or spoken communication versus the written word.  This provides some interesting perspectives for recruitment as you will see.

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