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Illegal Interview Questions
Did you know that it is illegal to ask a job candidate anything that pertains to: Age or genetic information Birthplace, country of origin, or citizenship Disability Gender, sex, or sexual orientation Marital status, family, or pregnancy Race, color, or ethnicity Religion or religious affiliation Questions that fall into any of these categories are off-limits and should not be asked in an interview or any…
Remove Ageism: Highly Experienced Professionals and Why It Pays to Hire Them
“Find me an up-and-comer—someone not too seasoned.” If I had a dime for every time I have heard this! It’s a common client ask in our world, the world of recruiting and executive search. Clients often don’t realize that they are framing their talent needs in a shroud of exclusivity rooted in ageism. We use…
Your 2021 Hiring Strategy: Are You Ready?
10 Recruitment Strategies for 2021 and 4 Easy Steps to Get Started Hiring is always a challenge. And on top of everything else going on right now, streamlining your recruiting process to combat hiring challenges and ensuring you are attracting the best candidates might seem like an overwhelming project to undertake. Below are 10 different strategies, both large and small, that…
Why People Turn Down Job Offers
As this global pandemic continues, national unemployment is hovering around 7%. The lowest unemployment rate, as of October 2020, was in Nebraska (at 3%), and the highest was in Nevada (12%) and Hawaii (14.3%). With so many people looking for new roles either due to losing their jobs or fear that they will not be…
A Personal Goodwin Recruiting Story of Inclusion
This blog is a departure from our norm. Let me start by stating that I’m a married gay man in my sixties. I was in my late fifties when I reached out to Goodwin in 2013 to be a Recruiting Partner. I had just sold my inn and affiliate businesses and was looking for the…
Strategies to Improve Recruitment for EEO in Hospitality
Businesses are increasingly attempting to hire in ways that broaden the talent pool in a workplace in order to have a mix of perceptions and thinking. And there are many important reasons to do so. Expand your hospitality talent pool. Hiring a wide range of hospitality talent (made up of employees with different backgrounds, ages,…
6 Steps for the Recipe to the Perfect Candidate
Seeking out the perfect candidate is sometimes like trying to create a great new recipe. You know what you want. You can see the final outcome in your mind. You crave it. If only you could find a candidate with just the right blend of skills, leadership, determination, work ethic, and the right personality for…
Opinion: Personal Inventory
Can you be Passively Racist? I am a free-thinking, environmentally conscious mother of three grown children, and if you had asked me that question 25 years ago, I would have said no. Racists are easily identifiable, right? Racism, at least to me, was intentional and carried an agenda of focused division, oppression, and discrimination. That…
A Map & Compass Will Get Us to Our Destination
We all make choices in life. Choices produce results — both good and bad. The best results come from comparing decisions against your personal or corporate compass. There’s lots of talk about a moral compass, which sounds like it applies to the big decisions, but it applies to all decisions. A person or company’s compass…
Goodwin Recruiting Supports Our Trusted Clients
To all of our trusted clients, we are sending best wishes that the second half of 2020 brings an upswing, as well as positive changes representing the silver linings that can be uncovered during difficult times. We are more committed than ever to be a part of our nation’s economic and much needed social recovery,…
