David Skipton

This is my next installment in how to do better at hiring. Earlier this year, I put out a post about how Ai has affected the hiring landscape. In that article I pointed out that with ATS systems (Ai) being used to sift through job candidates and Ai resume builders being used to tailor a person's resume and skills so as to get through the ATS barrier, the information to be gathered from reading resumes is far less reliable. That immediately places a lot more weight on the outcome of the...

When I first thought about starting this company. It was to help solve a problem that I saw companies running into. The across the boards effect on companies, big and small, of hiring people that end up being a detriment to their success. For years, I would see small struggling companies with great products or services who obviously needed to grow. A great percentage of the time, the reason they weren't, was the owner's fears around hiring and delegation. Pulling the string routinely led back...

As technology has changed the landscape around work, the skills requirement has changed with it, however, there are certain "soft skills" that have only gotten more important. There are eight skills areas that have always been important; but today they can be reputational game changers. 1. Emotional Intelligence: The Foundation of Trust Reputation is built on how people feel after interacting with your team. Emotional intelligence (EQ) shapes those experiences. High‑EQ employees: Stay calm...