Recruiting talent
Excellence is recruiting and retaining top talent.
How do you recruit talent? It’s not easy—but can be made simple.
You’ll have had experiences where recruitment has been poor. You’ll have examples when recruitment has been satisfactory. You’ll have worked with good new colleagues. And if you’re lucky, you’ll have witnessed new hires that are excellent.
So how do you find excellent new hires that want to stick around?
Over the years, I’ve developed 12 guiding principles.
Market yourself, attract better talent
Judge every book by its cover (CVs too)
Define—then refine your process
Set expectations at the front door
Hire for headroom
Seek balance in behaviours
Identify hidden talents
Learn something from every candidate
Swiss cheese challenge
Less haste, reduce waste
Follow your North Star
God overboard with onboarding
What are your guiding principles for recruiting talent?
