Moving Your Interview Status Up From Simply Qualified to A-list Your goal in an interview is to promote your best self, ensuring that you are seen as the strongest candidate in terms of values, culture, competency and motive. When you are interviewing with a search firm, the very least you want to be achieving is to…
The Great Leadership Guide to More Love in Your Workplace
We all know that great leadership is demonstrated by high engagement in the workplace. But did you know that at the core of engagement is Oxytocin? Oxytocin is commonly called the trust molecule, as well as the hormone most commonly associated with mother and child bonding. Dr Love (aka Dr. Paul Zak) is a neuro-economist at Claremont Graduate University. He’s also a…
Tough Guys Finish Last…12 Surefire Ways to Resolve Workplace Conflict
Let’s face it. With workplace conflict being the number one cause of stress, absenteeism, turnover and lost productivity, we could all stand to be a little happier at work. Conflict in the Workplace is Inevitable, Normal and Natural. The problem is that some folks are easier to get along with than…
How Today’s Top Employers are Hiring the Best People
Have you ever wondered how certain companies are consistently hiring the best people? How do they attract and keep the best and brightest employees? Finding and hiring great people can be an agonizing experience for even the most seasoned hiring manager. Hiring managers and business owners consistently tell me their hiring…
Lay-offs Ahead? Beware the costs of NOT Terminating an Employee Right
Every business owner or hiring manager, at some time or another, will eventually be faced with the unpleasant task of terminating an employee. Down-sizing, outsourcing, job redundancy, whatever the reasons, it’s absolutely critical to your company’s reputation, and hence financial success, that you do things right. According to USA TODAY…
Values. The Single Most Important Thing to Know About Hiring Right.
Have you ever hired someone directly from your competitor, feeling righteously proud about your new trophy hire, only to discover after it was too late that they were a seriously wrong fit? You’re not alone. We’ve all been there, wooed by hearing all the right things, only to learn that…
End of Summer Got You Down? 6 Ways to Kick Up Your Team Spirit
I was out walking the river this morning and got a full frontal attack that the last glorious days of August are here. I cringe feeling the mornings get crisper as the days are getting shorter. But at the same time my heart skips a beat as I look forward to something new. Back to…
Video: Hiring People Away From Your Competition
Barbara Ashton talks about the two types of hires that are most commonly associated with hiring from your competitors. One is the Trophy hire and the other is the Bluebird hire. Ashton & Associates are specialists at identifying right fit candidates on the basis of values alignment, ambition and drive, skills,…
LIFE LESSONS OF A HEADHUNTER: The 3 Irrefutable Laws of Trusting Relationships
Our greatest good in life can only be realized when we are in trusting relationships. I recently had an acquaintance respond to a favour I had asked of him about a month ago. He’s a brilliant business man who I have watched and respect very much for his razor sharp mind, and…
We All Need a Good Recruiting Process: Barbara Ashton Video
In this video, Barbara Ashton discusses the importance of a good recruiting process. Barbara Ashton is the President and Founder of Ashton & Associates Recruiting. Ashton & Associates Recruiting… Placing Powerful People. Every Time. Your investment with Ashton & Associates is backed and guaranteed by the clients we…
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