"Benjamin, I think you are absolutely right on. I personally have had reviews that were great tools for enhancing my performance, and others that bore no relation whatever to either my performance or value to the company.
The danger in having a…"
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Would you wear the same pair of pants for the rest of your life?
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 12:43am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Same pants... for the rest of your life!
The Scenerio:
Hiring Manager: "So what do you want to do"
Candidate: "I'd like to do XYZ but I would also be interested in working later on in ABC!"
Hiring Manager: "Well I think you could really do well doing GHI so you're hired! Congrats... Hear is your uniform, this is what you will wear for the rest of your career!"
Candidate: "The rest of…
ContinueKeep the Performance Review, Trash the Bad Manager
Posted on September 1, 2010 at 12:40am 1 Comment 0 Likes
For years there have been arguments for and against the performance review. There are many who diss the process, wanting to get rid of the actual review itself. There are others who feel it is a bedrock of information for both employee development, self checks, collecting historical data on the employee and as a way to evaluate the way a manager simply manages.The performance review can be bad but it can also be great.
Idiots lay blame solely on a tool
if you… ContinueLatest Activity
Paul Hanchett commented on Benjamin McCall's blog post 'Keep the Performance Review, Trash the Bad Manager'"Lea - true! If only we all could hold onto that childhood honesty and sense of self!"
Lea McKay commented on Benjamin McCall's blog post 'The 1-Step Personal Brand'"Fantastic Benjamin! It really is that simple!
I imagine a small part of it comes down to one's definition of success. For me, if you are yourself it is much easier to be happy and, in turn, result in success. Be yourself and do the things that…"
"Some people just don't want to be coached!"
Charron Myers commented on Benjamin McCall's blog post 'Candidate Response, Company Brand and Your ATS'"Ben-
Good Points made. I think if you have gone far with a candidate then a personal phone call is the right thing to do and it's my companies policy to do so.
However, if you came in for the first round and didn't make that great of an…"
Candidate Response, Company Brand and Your ATS
Working your way past the locked door, to the room of the interviewI am sure that many of us have had our share of interviews. Gone through the process of entering in data and resume information into a company applicant tracking system for a position. For those of us who may be a little more savvy, we may have built our relationships, made contact with our influential contacts, networked and sweet-talked our way into an interview.DeniedWhichever way you chose to apply for a job, in the…See More
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