http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Thad+Greer Jobs Thad Greer Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=145317&ca=Jobs Pornography is "hard to to define," but "I know it when I see it," wrote former Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart in 1964. Chemistry between two individuals is another gray area that can be equally difficult to explain. In the context of a job interview, how is it you can have two candidates with... Career Thad Greer Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=137439&ca=Career In his book “Straight from the Gut,” former CEO of General Electric, Jack Welch, says that when interviewing candidates the most important question you should ask is: “Why did you leave (or why are you considering leaving) your last/most recent position?” He states that the answer to this question i... Career Thad Greer Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=135216&ca=Career The recruiting industry has changed dramatically since the mid-90’s when the Internet began to catch fire as a networking tool. Prior to the advent of online job boards such as CareerBuilder and Monster, your local newspaper had a monopoly on “help-wanted” advertising going back pre-Industrial Revol... Career Thad Greer Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=135218&ca=Career Prior forging out on my own several years ago, I was a sales executive with the company that is now the largest job board on the Internet. At the time, part of the marketing strategy was to have the salespeople promote their supposed abundant supply of "passive candidates" to hiring managers. "Hey,... Career Thad Greer Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=135219&ca=Career If you’ve seen the movie adaptation of David Mamet’s stage play “Glengarry Glen Ross”, no doubt you’re familiar with Alec Baldwin’s infamous scene in which he delivers one of the most memorable motivational sales speeches of all time. If you’ve worked in sales at any time during the last 14 years si... Career Thad Greer Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=135220&ca=Career In an earlier article where I discussed the hiring of sales professionals, I stated that if you are a hiring manager with a lot of “pet peeves” when it comes to other people and their personalities then you need to be sure and take those factors into consideration when making a hiring decision. My r...