Category Archives: Effective Hiring

This startup hired a sci-fi novelist to give its AI companions a soul

November 30, 2025 This startup hired a sci-fi novelist to give its AI companions a soul

Colleges now have to prove their value to applicants, not just the other way around

July 25, 2025 Colleges now have to prove their value to applicants, not just the other way around BY Kelly Dore College admissions are at a critical juncture. Enrollment patterns are changing, with the enrollment cliff now in full view. AI is transforming how students apply to college and how schools evaluate their potential. Additionally, institutions … Continue reading Colleges now have to prove their value to applicants, not just the other way around →

How do I get a hiring manager to respond to me?

Effective Hiring

February 05, 2025 How do I get a hiring manager to respond to me? It’s frustrating to send your résumé into the void and hear nothing back. Here’s how to follow up about an open job. BY Kathleen Davis Welcome to Pressing Questions, Fast Company’s work-life advice column. Every week, deputy editor Kathleen Davis, host of The New Way … Continue reading How do I get a hiring manager to respond to me? →

How to tell if you are a personality hire

Effective Hiring

August 02, 2024 How to tell if you are a personality hire On social media, workers are dividing themselves into ‘technical hires’ and ‘personality hires.’ Which one are you? BY Henry Chandonnet Hiring managers are looking for many things in future employees: practical skills, efficient work ethic, a goal-oriented mindset. But for some, personality defines a … Continue reading How to tell if you are a personality hire →

Employers believe this is the age you’re too old to hire. This is why they’re wrong

Effective Hiring

June 29, 2024 Employers believe this is the age you’re too old to hire. This is why they’re wrong “I was willing to risk losing a lucrative contract to make sure that the prospect did not know how old I was but I succumbed to telling the truth. Deep down, I felt that I had … Continue reading Employers believe this is the age you’re too old to hire. This is why they’re wrong →

Can I ask a hiring manager to reconsider if I don’t get the job?

Effective Hiring

June 19, 2024 Can I ask a hiring manager to reconsider if I don’t get the job? If you don’t get the job, you have nothing to lose by asking for feedback. It shows the desire to learn and will differentiate you from other candidates. BY Kathleen Davis Welcome to Pressing Questions, Fast Company’s work-life advice column. Every week, … Continue reading Can I ask a hiring manager to reconsider if I don’t get the job? →

Is skills-based hiring just a fad?

Effective Hiring

May 14, 2024 Is skills-based hiring just a fad? Skills-based hiring can work if you follow these three simple steps which should increase the number of high-performing individuals in key future roles and boost diversity and inclusion. BY Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic Ever since generative AI went mainstream, more employers have passionately advocated for skills-based hiring. The trend … Continue reading Is skills-based hiring just a fad? →

Why it’s a big mistake to hire tech workers who show no sign of this

Effective Hiring

May 23, 2024 Why it’s a big mistake to hire tech workers who show no sign of this The failure to look for this trait directly impacts the ability to best serve a multigenerational workforce and customer base, this tech leader writes. BY Jen Brown The tech sector has a growing skills gap, but it’s not … Continue reading Why it’s a big mistake to hire tech workers who show no sign of this →

3 (kind of easy) ways to totally transform the hiring process

Effective Hiring

April 29, 2024 3 (kind of easy) ways to totally transform the hiring process Hiring is broken. On the latest episode of The New Way We Work, we ask: What if we burned it down and started over? Career expert Kimberly Brown imagines that new world with us. BY Kathleen Davis One of the fundamental … Continue reading 3 (kind of easy) ways to totally transform the hiring process →

Why a hiring rejection will sting, even if you already have a great job

Effective Hiring

April 18, 2024 Why a hiring rejection will sting, even if you already have a great job These four thought traps might be to blame. BY Kelly Justice Have you ever been in a position where you had a great job, but decided that it was time to look elsewhere for an opportunity to grow … Continue reading Why a hiring rejection will sting, even if you already have a great job →