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Archive for Hiring

Hiring a Superstar is Useless!

Have you ever hired, what you thought to be, a superstar?  You think you’ve found the perfect candidate. They have

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10 Years, 15 Years, 20 Years . . . Who Cares

I have never been a fan of “experience.”  It has always driven recruiters crazy.   When I’m building a job

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Hiring

I’m looking for a killer account manager to manage our second largest account, Bell Canada. Here’s the overview: The Bell

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How to Make Yourself Attractive

Last week I asked this community what topics they wanted me to tackle.  Simon had a good question, so I’m

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When It’s Time for a Startup to Hire a Sales Guy (Gal)

Hiring a professional sales person can be a stressful event for a start up.  Hire too early and waste lots

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Coachability

Everyone has their own philosophy on hiring and what they determine to be the key skills in an employee.  The one that

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Looking for Courage

I have never hired for courage before. I have looked back at my past job descriptions and the word courage

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Union Square Ventures Proving-Online Presence IS the Asset of the Future

Twitter and Foursquare investor Union Square Ventures is hiring two associates and by doing so are proving the point that

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Knowing You Rather Than Learning About You

They way we hire people is to learn about them. We read their resume, we interview them, we check their

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Wanted: Someone Coachable

There is one thing I look for in a hire. It is non negotiable. I look for someone coachable. No

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