Hiring the best people is the key to an organizations competitiveness. Without the best people you can never be the best company. The presenations talks about the best practices in executive recruiting.

1. Hiring Best Practices
&
How to Hire “A” Talent
Strategies that improve results!

2. Hiring Best Practices
Create an Employment Brand
Use a Consistent Hiring Process
Be Proactive; Not Reactive
Hire “A” Talent

3. Create Employment Brand
A corporate brand is shaped primarily by three things:
1. What the company's ex-workers say about how they
were treated while they were employees.
2. What those employees say to other people about
how they are being treated.
3. How a company actually treats its employees.

4. Consistent Hiring Process
Four Steps to Effective Hiring:
1. Define the Position
2. Draft Marketing Message
3. Source, Screen & Evaluate
4. Verify their Story

5. Marketing Message
Company Background
Opportunity
Key Accountabilities
Success Factors
Compensation & Benefits
Call to Action
See examples at:
http://www.ourcareersite.com/safari/

6. Consistent Hiring Process
Four Steps to Effective Hiring:
1. Define the Position
2. Draft Marketing Message
3. Source, Screen & Evaluate
4. Verify their Story

7. Assessments
Competency/Behaviors – Devine Inventory
Behavioral – Extended DISC
Skills – Brainbench

8. Be Proactive; Not Reactive
Always recruit in good times, bad times,
and even when you don’t need to hire.
Prepare an annual recruiting strategy and
budget.
Build a just-in-time inventory of talent.

9. Hire “A” Talent
What is “A” Talent?
Makes an immediate impact.
Motivated beyond just money.
Makes business owner's life easier, not harder.
Performs like they have a stake in the business.
Self-sufficient.
Smart.
Short learning curve.
Results driven.

10. How to Hire & Retain “A” Talent
Define “A” talent that fits the position, your
company culture and your budget.
Hire “A” potential, then train, mentor, & manage.
Create career path for “A” players.
Suppress your Ego.

11. Summary
Create an Employment Brand
Use a Consistent Hiring Process
Be Proactive; Not Reactive
Hire “A” Talent as defined for
your company.

12. Ann Clifford
clifford@safarisolutions.com
www.safarisolutions.com
317-578-1310