Those who have heard me speak publicly or have been clients of HireBetter are very familiar with my insistence that Job Descriptions are largely worthless when written by starting at the beginning.  What I encourage people to do instead…

Last week Major League Baseball was rocked by an incredible story that screamed "Blog About Me!".  Cliff Lee, an 8 year veteran pitcher who's had the chance to play in Cleveland, Philadelphia, Seattle and Texas, was the most sought after free agent of the off-season.  The Rangers, who had his services for a mere 15 starts (plus the post-season) were so enamored with him that they attempted to "break the bank" to keep him in Texas.…

I found this interesting: in the past couple of months the top keyword search strings that lead people to this blog were often about preparing for a Topgrading Interview. The irony is that you can't really "prepare" for a Topgrading interview. Yes, journaling about your career history, reflecting back on the praise you received or the criticism that challenged you, thinking about your Boss and what you liked or disliked about them -…

I'm on vacation with my family in Boston this weekend (Go Jets!) and so I thought I'd go digging for some "old fashioned" blog posts that might still have a lot of validity in today's market.

Kacey Claiborne, our Director of Talent Evaluation at…