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The Recruiting Skills Gap

by Nick Livingston | Jan 13, 2016 | hiring process, interview process, interview strategy, recruiting

We often talk about the skills gap in America. The idea that the qualified talent ‘supply’ of the US population does not meet the qualified talent ‘demanded’ by U.S. companies. There are plenty of recent, interesting and complicated articles...

Hey Recruiters – It’s Not Your Fault

by Nick Livingston | Sep 24, 2015 | interview process, interview strategy, phone interviews

Hey Recruiters – It’s not your fault. I moved to New York City with my guitar and suitcase, to be a talent scout in the music business. Unfortunately, in 2004, the music industry was in crisis due to the disruptive nature of technology and I quickly...

Hiring Managers: Get Hours of Your Day Back

by Nick Livingston | Sep 9, 2015 | corporate recruiting, hiring process, interview process, interview strategy, live interview software, phone interviews

Hiring Managers – are you tired of re-screening every candidate a recruiter sends you? We have a solution that’s great for you and great for candidates. Recruiters phone screen candidates as they normally do. Recruiters ask the role-specific questions that...

Are Your Hiring Teams Playing “The Telephone Game”?

by Nick Livingston | Aug 21, 2015 | audio interview software, interview process, interview strategy, phone interviews, team honeit

Do you remember playing “The Telephone Game”, when you were a kid? You’d sit in a large circle, someone would start by whispering something to the person sitting next to them, who would repeat (what they think they heard) to the next person, and so...

To Submit, or Not to Submit (a Candidate)?

by Nick Livingston | Jun 19, 2015 | interview process, interview strategy, phone interviews

After thousands of candidate phone screens, it’s still tough to determine who makes a great fit for a particular role, team and company. If you’re talking about highly specialized, highly skilled workers – degrees, licenses, certifications and their...