To Find the Best New Hires, Companies Need to Stop Simply Looking for "Great Candidates"
April 19, 2011 10:22 ET | Growth Ventures Inc.
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Apr 19, 2011) - Ask hiring managers what they seek and the answers can be pretty vague -- "great technical skills," "a real people person" or "a good work attitude." As...
A Call to Action for HR: Executives Now Want Financial Returns From Hiring Decisions
April 05, 2011 10:12 ET | Growth Ventures Inc.
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - April 5, 2011) - A key lesson from the Great Recession is that there should be no tolerance for bad hiring: It's far too expensive. Employers are realizing that...
Too Often, Organizations Gloss Over Job Candidates' "Dark Sides" -- at Great Cost
March 30, 2011 10:06 ET | Growth Ventures Inc.
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - March 30, 2011) - Human Resource departments often miss important information when they focus mainly on a candidate's best characteristics -- their "Bright Side." To avoid...