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51Why I Didn't Hire You - See the Job Description
A long time ago, I interviewed candidates for a position that required a very specific skill set. For arguments sake let us call the position a Widget Specialist. We let recruiters know about the opening...
0 comments53Why I didn't hire you - you can't answer a stupid question
It was a coin toss moment. Prior to the final round of interviews, our remaining two candidates were tied in every single category. We liked them both. They had the same education and virtually the same...
0 comments58Motivation to write from where you least expect it
Sometimes finding the motivation to write comes from sources you would not expect. In the past when I wrote, I checked myself into the luxurious Hyatt and spent the weekend enjoying room service and the...
0 comments65Why I Didn't Hire You or Notice Your Unsolicited Resume
Generally speaking, my fax machine is an outgoing creature. It exists primarily for my own convenience when I need to fax something out. I don’t really think of it as an method for inbound communication. What comes into my fax machine is junk...
1 comment62Why I didn't hire you - Your application stunk, literally
Finding a job has never been more challenging. In spite of that blatantly predictable generalization, I am still frequently amazed at how often people ruin their changes of being hired by me before I have a...
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