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Key Selection Criteria: When less is more

Malcolm Gladwell's book, Blink: the power of thinking without thinking, (Penguin, 2005) provided me with some fantastic insights highly relevant for recruiters, specifically when Gladwell explores the ‘less is more' syndrome.Gladwell asserts that in certain circumstances, receiving more information about an issue can cause you to become more inaccurate or ineffective in your response to, or conclusions about, that issue with a corresponding increase in your confidence that your conclusions are…See More
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The grass is not greener: Why star recruits rarely shine

If you're a top biller and you wonder whether the grass might be greener on the other side, the evidence is likely to have you recommit to your current employer. Here's why: Recently Harvard Business Review published an article based on detailed research over seven years into the…See More
Jan 16
Drue De Angelis commented on Ross Clennett's blog post 'The grass is not greener: Why star recruits rarely shine'
"I enjoyed this as it is certainly an interesting and thought provoking read.  However, it would be worth reading a book called "Fooled By Randomness," which essentially debunks this type of "research" as being tragically…"
Jan 15
pam claughton commented on Ross Clennett's blog post 'The grass is not greener: Why star recruits rarely shine'
"I do not agree with this at all. I think it's very subjective. In some instances, yes it makes sense depending on how the resources in the new job compare to the resources in the old one. I don't think the analogy fits with recruiting…"
Jan 15
Ross Clennett posted a blog post

The grass is not greener: Why star recruits rarely shine

If you're a top biller and you wonder whether the grass might be greener on the other side, the evidence is likely to have you recommit to your current employer. Here's why: Recently Harvard Business Review published an article based on detailed research over seven years into the…See More
Jan 15
Sylvia Dahlby commented on Ross Clennett's blog post 'Lessons from Linkedin's Reid Hoffman: The future's in network literacy'
"Hasn't "network literacy" ALWAYS been the key to success in any business? Social MEDIA is new, but social NETWORKS are not."
Aug 14, 2012
RecruitingBlogs liked Ross Clennett's blog post Lessons from Linkedin's Reid Hoffman: The future's in network literacy
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Key Selection Criteria: When less is more

Posted on January 24, 2013 at 4:49pm 0 Comments

Malcolm Gladwell's book, Blink: the power of thinking without thinking, (Penguin, 2005) provided me with some fantastic insights highly relevant for recruiters, specifically when Gladwell explores the ‘less is more' syndrome.

Gladwell asserts that in certain circumstances, receiving more information about an issue can cause you to become more inaccurate or ineffective in your response to, or conclusions about, that issue with a corresponding increase in your…

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The grass is not greener: Why star recruits rarely shine

Posted on January 15, 2013 at 5:54am 2 Comments

If you're a top biller and you wonder whether the grass might be greener on the other side, the evidence is likely to have you recommit to your current employer.

 

Here's why:

 

Recently Harvard Business Review published an article based on detailed research over seven years into the…

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Lessons from Linkedin's Reid Hoffman: The future's in network literacy

Posted on August 9, 2012 at 7:34am 1 Comment

In The Start Up of You by Reid Hoffman & Ben Casnocha (Crown Business, 2012) the real gold is in Chapter 7. The chapter opens thus:

 

A decade ago, Bill Gates wrote: 'The most meaningful way to differentiate your company from your competition, the best way to put distance between you and the crowd, is to do an outstanding job with information. How you gather, manage and use information will determine…

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Do you have a business development culture?

Posted on May 15, 2012 at 1:04am 0 Comments

A common question I am asked when I coach a recruitment agency owner is 'what do the best and most profitable agencies do better than other agencies?'
 
There are a number of things that make the best ones stand out but certainly one of the most important is having a business development culture.
 
The most profitable) recruitment agencies have a culture of accountability and business development which serves them well in good times (they…
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The Steve Jobs way: Seven lessons in business leadership

Posted on April 12, 2012 at 3:00am 1 Comment

Having spent a couple of days of my holidays reading the Steve Jobs biography I couldn't help but reflect on the remarkable accomplishments of the man and the lessons applicable for business owners everywhere, big or small.

 

This could have been a very long list, but here are the seven things that are most strongly front of mind for me (text is paraphrased and quoted from the book Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson, Simon & Schuster, 2011).

 

1)   …

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At 7:24pm on August 11, 2008, Cherese DeJesus said…
Hi Ross, Welcome to RB!

Enjoy the site

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