Worst Job Interviews Part V

Lunch interviews can be hit or miss. They can be useful in placing the candidate in a more relaxed atmosphere to glean more about their personality. However, it can put them in too relaxed of an atmosphere as well.
My boss told me about a time she interviewed a candidate over lunch. Since this was for [...]

Worst Job Interviews – Part IV

This is one I can cull from personal experience.
I was interviewing candidates for a part time position at a small store. We liked college students because their schedules were flexible enough and there was enough down time to allow them to study.
The fact that he was attending college turned out to be his only positive [...]

Worst Interviews – Part III

Here’s a quick one for you.
A friend from college was recently promoted to Assistant Principal at a Middle School. She was interviewing candidates to take over the rest of the school year from a teacher who went on maternity leave.
The first candidate she interviewed was a young man fresh out of college with his teaching [...]

What to Look for in an Applicant

You just posted your job opening online. Prepare for the avalanche of resumes about to hit your inbox. It’ll be overwhelming, but you can quickly whittle down the stack if you apply a few common sense criteria.
Half of that stack can find its way to the garbage can based on spelling and grammar mistakes alone. [...]

Worst Job Interviews Part II

Some of the most terrifying interview stories come out of the food services industry. That’s why it’s so fun to have friends who work in that industry and who like to share.
My friend, the hiring manager, had only been with the coffee shop a few months when a very promising application landed on his desk. [...]