Insights and research on skills-based hiring

Ten qualities that separate a genuinely effective workplace mentor from an average one, and how to screen candidates for them.

How the STAR method (situation, task, action, result) structures behavioral interview questions to reveal how candidates actually think and act.

How Amazon structured, tech-enabled, and incentivized its way to hiring 75,000 people during the pandemic without slowing down on quality.

What situational interview questions are, how they differ from behavioral ones, and real examples for roles from design to software development.

What preboarding is, why it curbs new-hire no-shows and first-day anxiety, and five ways it boosts engagement before day one even starts.

Fake employment references are increasingly common. Here's why reference checks matter and how AI is making fabricated ones harder to catch.

What talent mapping is, the difference between talent-gap and succession mapping, and how it helps you plan hiring around future goals.

Poor communication, accountability avoidance, and other early warning signs of a dysfunctional team, plus how to get it back on track.

In this piece, we're bringing you the humor with 20 hiring challenges of 2024 explained as memes. We will also provide an effective solution to these issues so you no longer have to endure the frustrations. Let's begin!