Tag: candidate red flags
Talent Tip #162: Dating Advice from My Parents…for Hiring Managers
May 21, 2024
Claire Kittle Dixon
Back in the day, my parents gave me a ton of dating advice.
And trust me when I tell you that I needed it. (Next time you see me at a social function, preferably one that serves copious amounts of alcohol, ask me to tell you about “Mean Dean” or “Mr. Insaneholtz”.)
We were just reminiscing the other day about all of the gems of relationship wisdom they shared. And as we talked…
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Talent Tip #152: You’re Not the Snoop to My Dogg: 4 Common Reasons for Rejection
February 21, 2023
Claire Dixon
“I just want to know why it didn’t work out between us.”
That’s how he started the phone call. No greeting. No small talk. Just straight for the jugular.
I knew I shouldn’t have picked up. After all, rule #1 of dating is never take a call from an ex unless you want to attempt to jump-start that ol’ jalopy. Because the moment you pick up, you’ll find yourself right in the middle of your very own rom-com…
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Talent Tip #139: Hiring Horror Stories (Just in Time for Halloween!)
October 19, 2021
Katelynn Barbosa, Stephanie Keaveney, Claire Kittle Dixon
In the spirit of Halloween, our team wanted to share our best hiring horror stories with you. Names and identities have been changed to protect the innocent (and the ghoulishly guilty!).
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The Candidate Who Ghosted Us
A couple of years ago I was working with a nonprofit who wanted to hire for a senior level opening. We identified an impressive candidate who had worked for one of the…
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