Written By: Brad Smart Throughout my career, interviewees have tried again and again to take control of the interview. I’ve experimented with lots of ways to maintain control and have some techniques that are sure to work. In this little ol’ thumb drive I’m holding there are 6,500 reports I’ve written on candidates for hire …
Every manager would love to have a team of all A Players and few do. Topgraders really do create those teams and a good starting point is to know the definition of A Player, because there is a lot of confusion on this topic. In this series Blog 2 will cite how As, Bs, and Cs differ …
Hi, I’m Brad Smart, Founder of Topgrading and frequently referred to as the “World’s Expert on Hiring.” I doubt I really am “the” world expert but I do have the experience to help you hire better – to achieve 80%+ HIGH performers hired. This is the second in a new Beginning Topgraders vlog series on …
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Hi, I’m Brad Smart, Founder of Topgrading and frequently referred to “The #1 Expert in the World on Hiring.” This is the first in a series of three blogs that will help you hire better. This tip will: • Cost you nothing, • Save you a lot of time, and • Improve your hiring success … Two of …
This blog is the second in a series of three that explains how to spot and get deeper insights into candidates who use common defense mechanisms. Projection was addressed in the first blog, this blog will explore Denial and Rationalization. Many is not a qualification to effectively interview candidates and hire the right talent but …
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