Hiring the right people is THE MOST important skill a manager can have. And yet…very few hiring managers learn how to do this well. 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐬… 𝐈𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝟓𝟎 – 𝟐𝟎𝟎% 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 if you factor in hard and soft costs according to Gallup. You lose up to 𝟑𝟑% 𝐨𝐟 […]
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𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲. 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲\’𝐬 𝐓𝐢𝐩… To ensure you hire the right person, develop an objective process to screen for 𝐒𝐊𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐒, 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐓𝐇𝐒 & 𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐓. Many hiring managers use the hiring process to screen for skills. And, while that\’s important, it\’s the least important part of the process – because skills can be taught and in
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It\’s Talent Acquisition Tuesday! At least that\’s what I deem it to be. It\’s a new thing. Why? Because hiring the right people is 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐅𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐀𝐋 skill a manager can have. 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐘𝐄𝐓… Too many managers leave it to HR or the TA team. No offense against HR or TA professionals. They do a
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Calling all engineers! I am incredibly excited to launch my latest collaboration with Engineers Australia and Engineering Education Australia on Engineering Recruitment. The first of our 4 part mini masterclass series kicks off on 9 April with Job Briefs that Attract the Right People. As boring as you might think writing a job brief is,
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Did you know that according to Harvard Business Review, 60% of strategy fails as well? Even if the strategy involves little or no change. Let’s say 10 businesses develop a strategy to increase their revenue by 10%. Statistically, 6 of those business will fail to do so. It’s not that the strategy isn’t good. It
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Are you an engineer or involved in recruiting engineers? Beginning next month, I\’ll be leading a 4 session series of mini masterclasses specifically for engineers, in collaboration with Engineers Australia and Engineering Education Australia on recruitment and overcoming the skills shortage. During this series of sessions (which you can register for 1, all or any
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Gen Zs are literally changing our relationship with work. We need to understand why and how to be able to attract and retain them. I\’ve been asked to comment on generational differences since 2004. The first time I was asked about it was from a reporter with the New Zealand Herald (I was living in
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95% of the people who responded to my recent poll on LinkedIn reported difficulty in filling all or some roles. Many report that the talent shortage is dire, especially in specialist roles. I\’m a firm believer that you can hire top talent in any market – if you\’re willing to use different strategies and think
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