Candidate assessment and selection - the rusty skill

This article orginally appeared in InSight issue 74, published on 25 March 2009  

Six years ago, in the twilight months of my recruitment career, I recruited the role of Human Resources Director for a large ASX listed retailer. I reviewed over 150 resumes of which a large number were very well credentialed for the role. I phone screened 25 candidates, in…