I'm reading a book called Hire and Keep the Best People by Brian Tracy. Here's a few things that stood out to me from chapter four:
- Recruiting and hiring is an ongoing responsibility of management. Every day managers must be looking for new people.
- A lack of talented people is the only real constraint on your ability to get more and better results.
- The first place to look is within your own company. Conduct an internal search before you consider going outside. Other sources of job candidates are as follows: your personal contacts, executive recruiters and placement agencies, newspaper ads (Sunday employment section is best), the Internet, local community colleges (ask to speak to the placement officer).
- Circulate the written job description throughout your company and tell everyone that you are looking for someone who fits this description. You could even offer your staff a cash bonus reward for finding someone. This will actually SAVE you money because you won't have spend larger amounts of money on advertising and placement fees.
- Recruiting should not be left till the last minute. It is an activity that you should get started on immediately, preferably well in advance of when a particular person or skill will be required.
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