Talent Alley

The Elevator Speech is supposed to be that quick 3 minute blurb about who you are and what you do.  It’s that magic moment when you have someone’s (presumably a CEO) attention and you need to make the most of it. Realistically, however, making a well crafted elevator speech can be just as valuable to [...]

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Healthcare and the workplace in America are intertwined, yet most companies treat it something akin to a paycheck.  In other words, health benefits come as a reimbursement for the job.  However, healthcare is really an investment in a workforce and healthy employees create a more efficient team.  Getting healthy in the most cost effective way possible should be [...]

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Mark Suster is writing about Startups in his blog post  Hire Fast/Fire Fast, but how does it apply to everyone else?  Let’s just focus on the hiring part here.  Here’s his take: I don’t think that recruiting is any different than any other decision process in a company. You’re never really going to know how [...]

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When it comes to sex in the workplace companies take two stances: ignore it or forbid it outright.  Okay, so we’re not actually talking about sex in the workplace.  That should be forbidden outright, no question.  But when two consenting adults who work together decide to do more than work together, what’s the company policy? [...]

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Everyone has heard growing pain stories about someone who is a fantastic entrepreneur, a great salesman, or  an innovative thinker, but as a leader…they fail miserably.  But if you’re a great leader naturally, chances are that you’ve been put in charge (or put yourself in charge) of a bunch of other leaders.  That’s the challenge [...]

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The British newspaper The Telegraph recently printed an article detailing the unintentionally hilarious results from a CareerBuilder survey soliciting employers for their worst resume experiences. The details were entertaining, including candidates who: listed “God” as a reference (though without any phone number) sent a 24 page resume to detail a five year career included a [...]

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While dining this week with the CEO and owner of a nationally recognized SEO firm and the CIO of a large Cleveland institution, the topic turned to business and the current challenges facing both organizations. Not surprisingly, both declared that their single biggest challenge was finding and hiring talent. Finding and hiring bodies to occupy [...]

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The scariest part of the job hunt for many job seekers is the moment after they actually receive an offer. They’ve just focused months of effort refining their resume, expanding their professional network and honing their interview skills, and suddenly discover that their job seeking skills are no longer relevant. Now they need to excel at [...]

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A lot of large companies are coming to the realization that in order to grow and thrive, they need to develop and pursue internal innovation capabilities. However, they also frequently recognize that they don’t have the internal talent needed to foster a culture of innovation. Organizations are hidebound by organizational memory that stifles innovation and continually pursues [...]

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I received an email this morning from the CEO of a local technology company who is in the process of hiring a controller for his company. He forwarded an email from a prospective candidate whose career halting initial message was: PLease see attached resume . My slasry requirements would be in the middle of your [...]

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