Screening candidates

June 2026

Building Candidate Confidence: Helping People Show Their Best Selves

By Peter Humphrey|2026-04-08T16:45:23-04:00June 22, 2026|Screening candidates, 3 Things Never Say to a Candidate, How to Spot the X-Factor in a Candidate, Star Candidates|

Every recruiter has seen it happen—a strong resume, a capable professional, but the moment the interview starts, nerves take over. Answers tighten, energy drops, and the person in front of you suddenly feels smaller than the potential on paper.

Confidence can change everything in an interview. It’s the bridge between ability and expression, between what someone can do and how well they can show it. And the recruiter’s job isn’t just to evaluate confidence—it’s to help build it.

Great recruiters know that […]

The Candidate Experience Advantage

By Peter Humphrey|2025-10-09T16:40:47-04:00May 11, 2026|Candidates, Screening candidates, 3 Things Never Say to a Candidate, How to Spot the X-Factor in a Candidate, Star Candidates|

How Respect Became the Strongest Recruiting Strategy

Recruitment has always been about finding the right people. But today, it’s equally about how those people feel during the process.

In a hiring landscape defined by transparency, reviews, and digital reach, candidate experience isn’t just a nice-to-have—it’s a competitive advantage. Every message, meeting, and decision point in the hiring journey sends a signal about your company’s culture. And that signal travels further than ever before.

The Moment of Truth

A candidate’s experience begins long before an […]

Be the Diamond

By Peter Humphrey|2023-12-04T12:25:30-04:00February 19, 2024|Be the Diamond, Companies, Motivating your Staff, Screening candidates, An Era of Authenticity, The Coaching Challenge|

Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.” – John Maxwell

There are times in life, both personally and professionally, where circumstances can change at such a rapid speed that our opinions, perspectives, and course of action can change by the day, if not by the hour. When faced with such circumstances, there are generally three groups of people:

Those who take reflective but action-oriented responses to do whatever can be done to mitigate the challenges […]