Hire Power Radio Show

The key to successful hiring is in uncovering evidence in a person's ability to align culturally and professionally with your unique company. … None of this evidence is on a resume! How do we gather evidence? First, not short cutting the interview process. Focusing on deep behavioral questions then confirming your conclusions with data through assessments. Our guest today: Josh Millet, Founder & C...

How can you tell if someone is good just through a phone screen? A BIG thanks to our guest today: John Driscoll, Co-Founder & CEO of Naked Development.  Part 1: Outlining Key Points for Episode: Phone Screening: From reviewing the application to proceed to scheduling a call should be between 2-4 days (MAX) Ideal timing for phone call: 45-60 minutes Part 2: 3 components of the phone screen (underst...

We are now living the new normal.....And that normal is a mostly remote workforce, work/life/self balance and a heavy reliance on technology to lead the business. It is not about keeping what you have but changing who you are to adapt your business to the new world. Companies who will thrive are those who are embracing the change and committing to disrupting their own business. Not holding on to w...

Is AI the future of recruitment? Better yet, will AI replace the need for a resume? Tools are available to utilize AI in improving workflow and screening applicants. The question lies in their accuracy and viability in identifying the strongest people for your unique organization.   Our guest today: Neil Sahota, AI Expert & Author of “Own the AI Revolution”. Neil Sahota is an IBM Master Inventor,...

Special Episode!  Video Interviews are the new necessity. But what is the best way to run an effective process? Today we breakdown the framework to run a strong, evidence based video interview. Through partnerships with fully remote based companies, we are sharing what has proven to produce the strongest hires. RIGHT NOW is your opportunity to elevate your companies productivity by hiring stronger...

Remember that person who you really wanted to hire but they took a job somewhere else? Now is the time to reconnect. Through no fault of their own, great talent is being displaced due to the pandemic. Now is the time to proactively hire and raise the level of performance through opportunistic hiring! This crisis will pass. And when it does, emerge as a much stronger organization and be positioned...

Fundraising is difficult especially when you are missing a hiring process! Understanding who you are and defining your process are critical in bringing confidence to your investors. It is NOT difficult to solidify a process! Bring confidence to your team and your investors by demonstrating that you understand the importance of getting the right people on the bus!  Today’s Quote:  "You must have co...

One of the most powerful tools in your hiring process in the phone interview. The challenge that we have is that it is treated as a screen just to find out if someone has the skills needed. And this process takes on average 5-10 minutes.   It is such an opportunity loss because your first point of contact should be about establishing the connection with the person regardless of the outcome. Your p...

With the drastic changes in the current work environment we are pivoting a bit from hiring for today’s episode. We are discussing how to transition your staff to a “work from home” force by conquering some of the IT challenges.  Today’s Quote:  “Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.” - Stephen Hawking I’m Rick Girard and welcome to the Hire Power Radio Show. We help Entrepreneurs and hir...

How to evaluate for good discretion in the hiring process. Discretion is defined by Merriam Webster as an “Ability to make responsible decisions”. This is a quality that all leaders expect from their people but as we know, this is not always the case. How do you interview to uncover good discretionary habits?  Today’s Quote:  "A sound discretion is not so much indicated by never making a mistake a...

The grind of being a startup entrepreneur is riddled with rejection and heartache. It is often thought that you need the money before you can build your company… And that’s just not true! The truth is there are so many ways to self fund when getting started and today we are dissecting a case study of how one company utilized the gig economy to fuel their company growth.  Today’s Quote:  "It's not...

The value of being able to directly text or call a person you are needing to recruit for your company is staggering. Want people to give you the opportunity to recruit them? Then you need to contact them where they will respond. Hint: It is not through email or LinkedIn. Today’s Quote:  "Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time." ...

Everyone in a hiring capacity has made a wrong hire in their career. I believe that this is a direct result of hiring for skills first. Here’s the scoop, a person’s skills can change, but you can't change who they are. And technical abilities are not a clear indicator of passion in the work.   Today’s Quote:  “Values should underpin Vision, which dictates Mission, which determines Strategy, which...

The truth is most of the good players are on the sidelines. Great people are inundated with mindless spam therefore most messaging is getting ignored.  Here is the good news, Gallup reports that 7 of 10 people are open to something stronger.  Today’s Quote:  “Great people want to work on things that matter. Inevitably, a great person working on imaginary work will turn into an unsatisfied person.”...

Reference checking is so important... yet so underutilized. Why? Because it is too time-consuming! But when you fail to reference check you are dramatically increasing the likelihood of making the wrong hire. On top of that, you are missing out on a potential recruiting opportunity  Today’s Quote:  "References drive the industry." - Mark V. Hurd Our guest today:  Yves Lermusi, Co-Founder & CEO of...

Posting your jobs can be a very frustrating exercise. Especially when you receive little to no response. Or worse yet, you receive an onslaught of unqualified responses.  Today is all about how and where to post your jobs to attract the right people! So we are going to geek out on advertising and teach the right way to utilize postings in your recruitment strategy.  Today’s Quote:  “Advertising is...

Today’s show is all about challenging your past behavior. What has worked in the past will not work in the future and this is especially true in hiring! Hire people who think beyond the job you are hiring for and give them runway to grow. This is the only way to spark innovation and propel the growth of your business. Today’s Quote:  "None of us is as smart as all of us." - Ken Blanchard Our guest...

Each individual brings a unique perspective to every interview conversation. Yet most interviews focus on “what you can do for me” almost entirely from a skills perspective.  People want to know what’s in it for them before they choose to engage with you. Today’s Quote:  "Though we may have desires or bold goals, for whatever reason, most of us don't think we can achieve something beyond what we'r...

Making a strong hire starts with attracting the right people. Knowing who the right hire is the first step. But in order to attract the right people there needs to be a message that resonates with the individual and motivates them to respond.  Today we are talking about hacking your hiring through the use of communication profiles. Today’s Quote:  "Hacking involves a different way of looking at pr...

We all get how impressive the hire from a name brand company might be. However, more often than not, making the vanity hire turns out disastrous for both parties. Why?  Too often hires are made based on a particular set of skills or a person’s pedigree. Not taking into account the importance of cultural alignment or the objectives of the business. Your hires should be made on the basis of what is...

It is all too common to look for the person who brings the skills you deem necessary for your role. But the person who brings all the skills may not be the best person in the role. There are a lot of people who are in adjacent industries or sitting on the sidelines who are open to an opportunity like yours.  What does it take to find great people? Looking past the skills for evidence of success th...

Seasoned leaders are out there and they are willing to work with your startup at more than just an advisory level. They are called fractional leaders and they are easier to find than you might think.  Consider the possibility that in this hiring market, seasoned veterans maybe your best hiring option for building your company! Today’s Quote:  "We came into a broken world. And we're the cleanup cre...

According to Linkedin, the #1 way to discover a new job is through a referral… and referrals are the top source of quality hires.  Look, there are good people responding to posted jobs but most likely, they are being passed over. Why?  Our guest today says “The answer is serving up less to maintain more” when looking for talent. Using AI and machine learning can help target the right applicants to...

Telling a story is the quickest way to gain a person’s attention. The challenge in recruiting is telling a story that is compelling to the person you need to hire. And to top it off your story is just like everyone else and it is all about you! What if we wrote each story differently than everyone else. Would we get better results? Damn right you will, and today my guest and I are out to prove it!...

We’ve all done it, hired the person who looked great on paper because they seemed to possess the skills we needed. Only to have the hire turn out to be a major disaster.  Here is the truth: Technical resources have a high failure rate because of how they are interviewed. I am going to argue that Assumptions and expectations alignment is where we fail.  Today is about how to evaluate and hire stron...