By Roy Notowitz, Managing Director, Notogroup

The TV show "Deal or No Deal" is a game of chance, but ensuring that your finalist candidates accept your offer does not have to have the same odds. Achieving a stellar track record of “offer acceptance” requires market knowledge, proactive communication, and attention to detail.



Here are some tips for getting to yes:



1. Do not assume strong interest

I have heard numerous stories of companies delaying a hiring…

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The title of today’s post is a reference to the Reality TV Show “The Last Comic Standing”. As a professional talent scout, I am enthralled with any reality show that has to do with the talent selection process. I get hooked on the suspense of determining the “cream of the crop”. There are several interesting aspects to the format of these shows that are applicable to the hiring process.



They start by casting a large net



As painful as it is to generate a big… Continue