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Prudential's secret for hiring self-starters: Try before you buy
By training job candidates before hiring them, the financial services giant has slashed turnover — and aspiring agents get the chance to test-drive a new career while still in their old jobs.
FORTUNE -- As an account executive at risk management and reinsurance firm Aon, Darryl Thompson made a time-consuming daily trek between Manhattan and his home in suburban White Plains, N.Y. "I was unhappy about not spending enough time with MORE
Sep 12, 2012 10:08 AM ET -
How companies can avoid CEO hiring failure
Here are three ways in which companies can avoid a Yahoo-like debacle. By Dennis Carey, Melanie Kusin, and Jane Stevenson
May 10, 2012 9:46 AM ET -
How the Fortune 500 can help bring veterans home
Business and military leaders discuss how corporations should help the current generation of long-serving veterans enter the workforce. By Shelley DuBois
Shelley DuBois, writer-reporter - May 8, 2012 3:09 PM ET -
Hiring in a hurry picks up
As competition for talented workers heats up, some companies are giving their hiring process a boost and reducing their interview-to-offer times. By Vickie Elmer
Apr 30, 2012 2:27 PM ET -
Can you get hired on the second (or third) try?
Now that hiring is starting to pick up, it may be worth trying again at companies where you applied in the past. Here's how to do it. By Anne Fisher
Anne Fisher, contributor - Apr 26, 2012 11:48 AM ET -
10 hot careers for 2012 - and beyond
Hiring overall probably won't pick up much next year, but there are pockets of prosperity even in this job market. Here's where the most opportunities are now. By Anne Fisher
Dec 27, 2011 2:13 PM ET -
How to fill a CEO job nobody wants
Companies that go for long stretches without a CEO could be recruiting in the wrong places. By Shelley DuBois
Shelley DuBois, writer-reporter - Dec 7, 2011 12:14 PM ET -
How to spot exceptional talent
Most companies say they have trouble finding the right people these days. A new book argues that identifying brilliant hires depends on a willingness to abandon the usual criteria.
By Anne Fisher, contributor
FORTUNE -- In retrospect, the biggest blunders often seem inexplicable. Four different book publishers, for instance, passed on J.K. Rowling's first Harry Potter novel. A weird story about the adventures of a juvenile wizard and his friends just didn't MORE
Nov 1, 2011 11:26 AM ETPosted in: business books, hiring -
Want the best leader? Don't trust your gut.
Most of us want to follow our gut when it comes to identifying good leaders, whether it's a CEO or a presidential candidate. The problem is that our guts often play with our minds. By Shelley DuBois
Oct 5, 2011 11:45 AM ET -
The 3 key questions in a job interview
Companies are hiring again, but interviewers may be a bit rusty. Here are the 3 most important things to ask.
By Katherine Reynolds Lewis, contributor
FORTUNE -- Executive coach Terry R. Bacon has seen his share of painful job interviews. But sometimes the wince-inducing performance comes from the interviewer, not the candidate.
In one case, an engineer and project manager -- call him Jim -- joined a hiring committee for his first-ever experience MORE
Aug 31, 2011 5:00 AM ET
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CEO Roger Crandall thinks that means-testing and older retirement ages are inevitable, but that its unlikely entitlements for the less affluent will be touched. Play -
CEO Roger Crandall thinks rates will remain low, but says MassMutual has diversified its portfolio to protect against any changes. Play -
CEO Roger Crandall says emerging economies like China are prime growth targets. Play -
Roger Crandall says that baby boomers will have to keep working into retirement and that young people have been scared off by the stock market. Play
