When to Pull the Plug and Fire Your Assistant!
If you thought hiring was difficult, firing is even harder. Many clients I have worked with will let a bad hire linger on for weeks, months or even years, rather than pull [...]
The Telltale Signs of a Bad Hire
I believe in having a sixth sense, spidey senses, a gut feeling. Whatever you want to call it, I think intuition is real and it’s an important part of the hiring process. [...]
The Revolving Door
Some businesses, including a few real estate teams, are notorious for having a revolving door when it comes to staff. As an outsider, I am often privy to a little inside [...]
Rejecting Resumes
If you’re not getting a lot of calls, there could be a good reason. You have seven seconds to get a hiring manager’s attention with your resume or see it end [...]
On Whose Terms?
Attitude counts for a lot in job searching. Employment relationships, like all relationships, usually come with expectations from both sides. Sometimes, realtors or managers have a sense of entitlement, proclaiming that [...]
Is There Value in Using a Recruiter?
The short answer is: yes. You’re probably thinking: “Well, of course Ghaz thinks there is value in using a recruiter. He IS a recruiter!” That is a perfectly well reasoned and [...]
Hire Slow and Fire Fast
Keeping in mind that not EVERY situation is the same, this rule is pretty well tried and true. One of the biggest mistakes we find that our clients have made in recruitment—before [...]