Helping managers make every hire count.
May 6th, 2013
Last week, we released the tenth episode of the Down2theHire Podcast. While it really isn’t that big of an accomplishment, it does take a lot of work to put even one five minute episode together. So, we’re going to take a breather this week and reflect on our first ten episodes by sharing with you [...]
August 2nd, 2012
Check out our list of August’s top five hiring articles from around the web. These articles cover every aspect of the hiring process: from deciding whether or not you need to hire… to asking the best interview questions… to cutting your losses when you’ve made a bad hire. 1. Hope? When hiring, it can be [...]
November 23rd, 2011
What’s Topgrading, and why should I care? Went for a walk to pick up some food in Old City, Philadelphia with Nick of Factor Media, a fellow entrepreneur who works out of the same co-working space that I do – IndyHall.org. We started talking about the challenges of finding and hiring the right people. He [...]
September 14th, 2011
Should I meet with Lisa or not? Wednesday’s usually a full day – they don’t call it hump day for nothing! I’ve had this meeting on my calendar for a month, but there’s a hundred reasons to cancel: My boss is out of the office and I have to cover some clients for him. A [...]
August 8th, 2011
No one likes waiting. Waiting and patience have been a struggle for us since the beginning of time. As you can see, this guy from the colonial period, is thrilled about having to wait for the next train at Market East Station in Philadelphia, PA. Despite the advances in technology since the 1700s (I don’t [...]
May 25th, 2011
A position opens up in your department or organization, and now you have to carve the time out of your already busy schedule to find the right fit. Usually this involves: writing and posting a job description, sifting through resumes, phone calls, scheduling interviews, interviewing, subjectively comparing candidates, putting together a job offer, negotiations, and [...]
