“Breaking down the barriers between the human resources and finance functions can reap a number of benefits for an organization. When there’s an understanding of the connections to the firm’s overall strategic vision, a comprehension of each other’s purpose, and critical evaluation of their shared value in supporting that vision, an HR and finance collaboration […]
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Confidence and arrogance are two sides of the same coin, and there’s a fine line between the two of them. What can come across as confidence to one person can seem like arrogance to another. This provides us with something of a conundrum, because confidence is essential for success in the world of business, starting
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In my recent article about learning to deal with feedback, I talked about how I’ve been told by many different people that I talk too fast. Today, I’ll be sharing how I’ve learned to cope with that. The first thing to mention is that while there are people who want me to slow down, there
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Today, I’d like to take a look at the STARR technique and share a few thoughts on how you can put it to good use as a recruiter. The first thing to say is that I can’t take the credit for creating the STARR technique. In fact, it’s been around for a while and it’s
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There’s a consistent piece of feedback that I’ve received throughout my life: slow down. The only time I was encouraged to go faster was back in the day on the track. Even then, I was sometimes told, “Don’t go out so fast, you’ll die on the last 100 meters.” This advice has followed me into
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They say that opinions are like a specific body part, and everyone has one. This belief seems true when it comes to artificial intelligence, especially with the rise of ChatGPT and other AI tools. AI systems have gone from being something for nerds to something that people chat about at office watercoolers or around the
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When preparing for a job interview, many candidates emphasize the importance of company culture. However, simply stating that culture is important isn’t enough. To make a compelling case, candidates need to articulate what culture means to them personally and how it aligns with their values and work style. This article will guide you on how
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When your company is hiring and interviewing, it’s one of the only times that the jobseeker market and your competitors get to take a close-up look at your business and the processes that it uses. So what story are you telling them? One of my clients recently had an interview scheduled for a director-level role
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In my last article, I talked about three of the fatal assumptions that hiring leaders make, along with my solutions that could help to mitigate these mistakes. Today, I’m back with more of the same, sharing three more of the mistakes that I’ve seen people making across a whole range of different industries. These mistakes
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I’ve worked with hiring leaders across a bunch of different industries, and my experience shows that people are making the same mistakes over and over again. These are simple mistakes with even simpler fixes, but they can have a huge impact on the way that you hire and whether your company is able to attract
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