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8 Tips for Hiring a Great Candidate
You can’t select a great candidate if you don’t know what you’re looking for, which is why you need a candidate profile.

AJ Cheponis
Feb 24, 20225 min read


Is Education A Predictor Of Job Performance?
How important is education to an employer? That is, does one’s education predict job performance?

AJ Cheponis
Feb 11, 20223 min read


A great process for hiring salespeople
Once you learn and adopt this seven-step hiring process, you will see an improvement in your ability to identify and attract sales talent.

AJ Cheponis
Dec 16, 20216 min read


The under-management epidemic
We hear relatively little about under-management and yet it plays a role in organizations’ not achieving the results they need.

AJ Cheponis
Nov 17, 20202 min read


Identify your hiring priorities
Are you overwhelmed with the number of job openings in your organization? Do you feel like you need to fill all the jobs, right now? If...

AJ Cheponis
Nov 5, 20203 min read


Meyers Briggs vs. Predictive Index
Meyers Briggs vs. Predictive Index

AJ Cheponis
Nov 3, 20203 min read


How to recruit diverse engineering talent
While some companies succeed, your team tells you that there are no diverse candidates out there. What can you do?

AJ Cheponis
Oct 29, 20204 min read


How one trucking industry CEO is solving his turnover problem
Job fit can tell employers a lot about whether or not an employee will thrive in their role and be engaged while performing it.

AJ Cheponis
Oct 22, 20203 min read


Can you be too smart for a job?
There is not a job in the world where being smart will be a hindrance.

AJ Cheponis
Oct 13, 20203 min read


What Are Culture Fit Interview Questions?
A resume reveals nothing about a person’s values, passions, interests, and beliefs.

AJ Cheponis
Oct 1, 20203 min read


How one trucking industry CEO is solving their turnover problem
What is a successful driver? Someone comfortable with repetition, able to provide quality work, cautious, and adept to follow a routine.

AJ Cheponis
Sep 24, 20203 min read


Smart hiring: Don’t make a hasty decision to fill an empty seat.
Rushing into hiring can be a huge mistake. Because filling the position with the wrong candidate costs even more.

AJ Cheponis
Sep 15, 20203 min read


How to hire a top-performing project manager
With so much at stake, you need to know how to hire a project manager who will be a high performer.

AJ Cheponis
Sep 10, 20207 min read


How to hire a top-performing customer success manager
But just because they’re charming doesn’t mean they’ll be a great fit for the role or your organization.

AJ Cheponis
Sep 8, 20205 min read


The secret weapon top CEOs use to solve business problems
Talent optimization is a discipline top CEOs follow to align their business strategy and their talent strategy for optimal results.

AJ Cheponis
Sep 1, 20205 min read


Why behavioral fit matters to engagement
Hiring for behavioral fit can pave the way to better employee engagement while also improving time to hire metrics.

AJ Cheponis
Aug 25, 20203 min read


Competing with the “Big Boys” for Top Talent
The notion that most candidates prefer large companies to small ones is nonsense.

AJ Cheponis
Aug 11, 20202 min read


Culture Fit Interview Questions
High-performing companies look beyond the briefcase. A resume reveals nothing about a person’s values, passions, interests & beliefs.

AJ Cheponis
Aug 3, 20203 min read


How to hire for a hard-to-fill position
When hiring for hard-to-fill positions, how do you get the right talent in the right seats? It' not luck, it has everything to do with data,

AJ Cheponis
Jul 14, 20203 min read


DiSC vs. The Predictive Index
Here’s everything you need to know if you’re trying to decide between PI and DiSC.

AJ Cheponis
Jul 13, 20203 min read
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