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recruitment

A collection of 78 issues

What Sales Can Take From Robot Recruitment

Is there any one-time jobseeker who hasn’t been the victim of pyschometric testing? No. Whatever the practitioners insist, are they really more effective than the Carry On dating agency from 1970 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carry_On_Loving], Wedded Bliss, with their “computer matching” (which featured Sid Bliss

Are You Asking The Single Most Revealing Interview Question?

> What do you think of [… insert person’s name]? It really is as simple as that. According to the social media frenzy friendly findings of a Dr Dustin Wood [https://www.studyinternational.com/news/university-study-finds-one-question-can-reveal-a-lot-about-personality] . He built on the knowledge that; > “A huge suite of negative personality traits are associated

Treating Your Pitch Like United Nations Boss Application

I’m quite taken with this week’s new UN Sec General selection. Ban Ki-Moon’s successor might have a touch of democracy about them for a change. Rather than being appointed through favour, the eight candidates face a two-hour grilling. Broadcast around the world, live. The 193 representative ambassadors

The Simple Surfing Switch Which If Subconscious Boosts Your Selling

[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/03/07/how-accidental-entrepreneurs-can-change-the-world/] from The Telegraph (London) news site – highlighted line my addition -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I could hardly believe this when I read it. Compelled to comment. B-school prof Adam Grant reckons it’s because most people accept the default browsers. Made the effort

Facebook's Defining Hire Question And Your Sales Career

Facebook broke the internet again this week. Rather than by a cat snap, it was from areveal [http://www.businessinsider.com/facebooks-favorite-job-interview-question-2016-2] of their “global head of recruiting”. Her candour shared their key interview question, now unsurprisingly widely re-reported; > “On your very best day at work — the day you come

Oxbridge Entrance Exam Sales Mettle Test

Oxbridge interview questions are the stuff of sixth form legend. I remember fondly tackling one myself pre-university to determine omniscience or omnipotence as preferable. Now Oxford outdo Cambridge and continue their habit of publishing these. Alongside guideline answers. (Which was news to four teachers [https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/

Another Interview Cheat Sheet

I’m not a fan of the lust for listing the world’s toughest interview questions. I’ve blogged many times over the years on renewed flavours. For instance, here’s one from two years ago [http://salespodder.com/25-toughest-interview-questions/] . This week yet another surfaced. A top ten ‘most difficult’

Never Rely on BYOP - Why Little Black Books Distract

[https://salespodder.com/content/images/wordpress/2015/08/byod.jpg] Regular diners out will be familiar with BYO. Restaurants where you’re encouraged to bring-you-own. Especially when drinking in Aus and S Africa. Now corporate IT departments seem to have got in on the labelling act. Employees are increasingly able

Ice Cream And Your Next Dream Sales Job

Another month and another survey of most awkward interview questions. This time a bunch of bean counters confess their top ten nightmares; 1. What are your weaknesses? 2. Describe yourself in three words 3. If you were a fruit or vegetable what would you be and why? 4. Why should

What's Your DNA In One Word?

I noted recently a 2013 NYTimes Corner Office [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/19/business/salesforcecom-executive-on-seeking-out-challenges.html] piece which touched on interviewing. From the bowels of crm vendor Salesforce, the advice of their top Ops guy was to know yourself well. The question he favours to uncover this is;