Paul Beard, Author at SkyWater Search Partners

In For Employers, Recruitment

7 Questions Every CEO Should Ask Before Hiring A Recruiter

One of the questions I often hear from CEO’s and others within hiring organizations is this one: “Why would I use an executive recruiter?” Good question. And there’s a good response to it. (You’ll find it below.) But guess what - a lot of recruiters can’t...

September 28, 2018

Better Employee Engagement Starts with a Better Survey

By Paul Beard

Over the past several years, the concept of “Employee Engagement” – and the practice of using surveys to measure it – has attracted a lot of attention among managers and the HR leadership who support them. It’s also generated a great deal of confusion. What...

August 27, 2018

In For Employers, Interviewing For Employers

Bluster Busters: 10 Interview Questions that Cut Through the Big Talk

By Paul Beard

And Reveal a Job Candidate’s True Capabilities What is the most soul crushing defeat you’ve ever experienced in your role as hiring manager? I’ll bet I know. If you’re like most of us, it’s that horrible moment when you realize that your new hire – who...

August 6, 2018

In Candidates, For Job Seekers, Salary

2 Things You Should Never Do after a Lowball Salary Offer

By Paul Beard

And the 7 Steps You Should Take Instead There are very few moments in a job search as thrilling as learning that the employer of your dreams is about to extend an offer. And then, there are few moments as demoralizing as receiving that offer… only to...

June 7, 2018

In For Job Seekers

7 Job Search Tips for New Grads

By Paul Beard

Don’t panic, it’s not too late to land a great job If you’re graduating within the next few weeks, you’ve probably been hunkered down, prepping for finals. So it’s annoying, isn’t it, when you hear classmates bragging about the “amazing” job offer they’ve already accepted. Annoying...

May 22, 2018

In For Employers

6 Hacks for Writing the Perfect Job Description

By Paul Beard

If You’re Serious about Attracting Top Talent, Get Serious About your Job Postings If you’re like many hiring managers these days, you’ve probably experienced your fair share of underwhelming applications, insufficient resumes and cookie-cutter cover letters. Imagine how candidates feel when they come across the equally uninspired...

April 26, 2018

In For Employers

5 Rules for Keeping Your Best Managers

By Paul Beard

Superstar Retention isn’t Just about the Money (and it may not be about the money at all) Lately, I’ve been hearing from a growing number of highly successful mid and senior level managers who are seriously considering a job change. Why wouldn’t they? We’re experiencing an...

April 3, 2018

In For Employers

Recruiter Beware! 5 Clues Your Client is Bad News

By Paul Beard

Better to break up with that difficult client? Take this quiz and find out now. Ever worked a bad search? To be clear, I’m not talking about a challenging search. (I actually enjoy taking on a tough-to-fill position that demands super networking and superhuman powers of communication...

March 7, 2018

In Career Path, For Job Seekers

How to Jump off Your Career Plateau

By Paul Beard

4 Signs It’s Time to Leave Your Perfectly Fine Job Ask anyone who has ever resigned from a “toxic job” about how they knew it was time to go. They’ll give you the list. In most cases, the disenchantment begins with little, unsettling things. Maybe meetings...

February 9, 2018

In For Employers

3 Things You Need To Do Now to Retain Your Top Talent

By Paul Beard

You’re About to Lose Your Star Employee And you don’t even know it yet According to a newly released SHRM study, 47% of HR leaders surveyed have cited employee retention and turnover as the biggest workforce management challenge they face in 2018. This can’t come as a...

February 2, 2018

Author:Paul Beard

7 Questions Every CEO Should Ask Before Hiring A Recruiter

Better Employee Engagement Starts with a Better Survey

Bluster Busters: 10 Interview Questions that Cut Through the Big Talk

2 Things You Should Never Do after a Lowball Salary Offer

7 Job Search Tips for New Grads

6 Hacks for Writing the Perfect Job Description

5 Rules for Keeping Your Best Managers

Recruiter Beware! 5 Clues Your Client is Bad News

How to Jump off Your Career Plateau

3 Things You Need To Do Now to Retain Your Top Talent

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