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 Keys
to Recruitment Success
It's been discovered in examining US statistics
that up to 40% of executives in new jobs fail, and Canada is much
the same. Forty percent! After all the time, effort and money
invested in the recruitment process, how can 40% of them not work
out?
There are a few things to look at in your recruitment
process that can help you find and keep people who will succeed
and thrive. Consider:
- Use assessments to find someone who
will fit the corporate and job requirements as closely as possible.
Assessments give more well-rounded pictures of the people you
are considering - talent, behaviour, thinking, personality,
potential - and can help you make the right decisions about
hiring.
- Consider your corporate culture and
the culture the individuals are coming from. It is essential
that there is a good fit here. Exploring this in the screening
and interview process is important. Of course, it won't ever
be a perfect fit, so providing time and assistance for the new
person to learn and adapt will help ensure success.
- Do thorough, in-depth reference and credential
checks. This can sometimes highlight areas that need to
be explored in upcoming interviews, or can uncover undesirable
traits.
- Provide guidance and direction. Sometimes
those in charge step back and give the new person as much freedom
and space as possible to do the job. Of course, that's necessary
once the person is settled in and knows the ropes. In the beginning,
though, this can sometimes be a mistake. Providing coaching,
either from within in the company or from a professional career
coach/consultant, can greatly increase the chances for success.
- Perhaps, if you don't have the time to take
away from the business at hand, you may want to hire a recruitment
firm to handle this huge task. Dimension 11 provides this
service. Call us for more information - 306-586-2315.
 An
ICE Idea
Here's a great idea that could be a life saver.
Initiated by Bob Brotchie, a paramedic in the UK, this is a simple
way for your next of kin to be contacted if you are in an accident
and can't speak for yourself.
In your cell phone phonebook, program an entry
called ICE . ICE stands for In Case of Emergency. The phone number
for ICE should be the number of the one you want contacted. That
way, the police, emergency response people, or hospital personnel
will know who to call.
If you have more than one person you would
like contacted, just put in ICE1, ICE2, etc. And, if you would
like these entries to be at the top of your phonebook list, so
they can be seen as soon as your phonebook is accessed, put a
space or symbol in front of ICE. That works in my phone.
Pass this idea along. It can give you and your
loved ones some peace of mind, and save time in an emergency.
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Quotes This Month
"Dependent people need others to get what they want. Independent
people can get what they want through their own efforts. Interdependent
people combine their own efforts with the efforts of others to
achieve their greatest success."
~Stephen Covey~
"Human resource executives must be
on the lookout for talent, irrespective of vacancies. Remember
that recruitment is a seduction process."
~Michael Moran~
Fairplace Consulting
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