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This is the best book i have read on structured hiring method. Read this book before your next hiring. Written by geoff smart and * street.

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The book suggests that interviewing is only 50% predictive in hiring. Anyone found with a stories not matching the vague job posting is out. Anyone matching too much what we are looking for is out- because parroting. Calling subordinates is the worst ... Read More

This book is useless for hiring college grads, it professionals. It's really a 1, unless you're a headhunter like the author. Cold the book also assumes that candidates contacted that say no, are really a negotiation starting point.

One-third of this book is an advertisement for itself. The advice can be boiled down to a few principles:1. Read with a grain of salt.

Buy the mp3 audio version (click on the one that is the cheapest) this book is quite expensive as a kindle version. Sadly this book is just another to be added to the pile of could have said everything in 4 concise paragraphs but took an entire book t... Read More

As i specialize in hiring tech people, i find this system goes against best practices for hiring technical people. The method is based on being disrespectful and pushy towards the candidates. Sexist, racist cliche bluch.

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It explains that it’s not only important to hire those with the skills necessary to complete the expectation put in front of th... Read More

The authors have a very narrative quality which makes the book enjoyable to read even though there are a lot of data used along... Read More

With the estimated success rate for hiring at only 50 percent for typical managers it is vital to find a way to cut down on the... Read More

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The methods in this book are going to help propel our business ahead of the competition

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This product had a total of 2,129 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 27 2023.