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Understanding how hiring really happens: HR execs, founders, and recruiters spill secrets

Posted by Scott Kirsner September 10, 2012 10:24 AM
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By Scott Kirsner, Globe Columnist

My most recent Boston Globe column focuses on things job candidates may not know, or understand well, about the hiring process. From the opening:
In many ways, buyers of lottery tickets have more information about the game they’re playing than job candidates do. They know the odds, and how the numbers will be chosen, and when. That’s not always true when you fire off a resume, or even when you’re invited to interview.

So I’ve been asking recruiters, founders, and human resources executives about the parts of the hiring process that aren’t especially transparent to job-seekers. What exactly happens as they review resumes, conduct interviews, and make hiring decisions? I broke down their replies into three different phases of the hiring process.

Here's some bonus material from some of the people who contributed to the column... unedited e-mails chock full of advice about hiring really happens, from HR people and recruiters.

• Audrey Lampert of Gemvara

• Rick Johanson of Cannon Search Partners

• Kate Rafferty of Basho Technologies

• Marie Burns of Compete

• Russ Campanello of iRobot

• Paula Reynolds of Cell Signaling Technology

• John White of Mullen

• David Hayes of HireMinds

• John Barrett of Cook Associates

• Bruce Rychlik of Park Square Search

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About Scott Kirsner Scott Kirsner was part of the team that launched Boston.com in 1995, and has been writing a column for the Globe since 2000. His work has also appeared in Wired, Fast Company, The New York Times, BusinessWeek, Newsweek, and Variety. Scott is also the author of the books "Fans, Friends & Followers" and "Inventing the Movies," was the editor of "The Convergence Guide: Life Sciences in New England," and was a contributor to "The Good City: Writers Explore 21st Century Boston." Scott also helps organize several local events on entrepreneurship, including the Nantucket Conference and Future Forward. Here's some background on how Scott decides what to cover, and how to pitch him a story idea.

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