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Short: Let Me Be Your Talent Scout

As we move from crisis to transformation, communications leaders are taking stock to see if they have the right talent on the team for the work that is ahead. When the doors open back up for hiring, you may be…

Sharon TousleyJune 3, 2020

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Noreen Pratscher, VP Communications JELD-WEN – Hiring and Getting Hired: A Culture Conversation

Every candidate and every hiring leader I work with always puts an emphasis on the importance of culture fit. For candidates, they want to know what the organization's culture is so they can be sure it aligns with who they…

Sharon TousleyFebruary 26, 2020

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Short: Staying Engaged from Offer to Start Date

Did you know that 33% of employees knew whether they would stay at their company long term after being on the job for one week or less; 63% knew within the first month. That’s a pretty stunning statistic, and…

Sharon TousleyJanuary 22, 2020

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Short: Why 30-minute Interviews Are a Bad Idea

Part of daring to be deliberate in your career means being good at hiring the best talent for your team. Setting up a quality interview process is an important part of evaluating candidates. Because of busy schedules, many managers are…

Sharon TousleyJanuary 16, 2020

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Short: Hiring for Success in 3-6-12 Months

A simple job description is never enough when in search of the best talent and hiring for success. Whether you have tons of experience hiring, or it's your first time adding a new member to your team, this podcast will…

Sharon TousleyJanuary 8, 2020

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Short: What Success Looks Like

When you are being intentional in your career, it also means being intentional when hiring new members on your team. In this episode, Angee shares a process that every hiring leader should go through before sending their recruiter off to…

Angee LinseyAugust 14, 2019

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Candidate Confidential: Informal Background Inquiries Can Backfire

I recently heard from a candidate who told me a cringe-worthy story where her confidentiality was compromised. She interviewed with the CMO, who later that day talked about the candidate by name in a meeting with colleagues from another organization.…

Angee LinseySeptember 16, 2017

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Clearing the Smoke: When a challenging culture makes it hard to hire

*This post follows up from my previous post Smoke & Mirrors: 3 ways to see a job clearly during the interview process “If we told every candidate what it was really like to work here, no one would accept our offer.”…

Angee LinseySeptember 16, 2017

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How to Hire a Unicorn

Imagine you are hiring a communications leader to implement a new internal communications strategy for your organization. Executive leadership wants a trail blazer who can push the envelope and engage employees using the latest and greatest technology tools. There’s a…

Angee LinseyOctober 27, 2015

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The “Essentialism” of Hiring

As a hiring leader, it’s a good problem when you can’t decide between two or three fantastic candidates for an essential role on your team. Unfortunately, that “problem” doesn’t happen often enough. What is more likely to occur is to…

Angee LinseyDecember 17, 2014