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Hiring for the
Best Skills
March
2007 Newsletter
Most organizations find that recruiting, selection
and hiring are becoming one of today’s most critical challenges.
Organizations report increased needs to attract talent to replace aging
“boomers,” and that talent must be capable of achieving at higher and
higher levels. Organizations need to replace management skills,
product knowledge, technical know-how and organizational wisdom, among
other key resources. With much to do and time always at a
premium, making the right hire and retaining those whom we do hire are
tasks that deserve the highest attention we can give them.
We see a shift from the emphasis on “employer of
choice” to a focus on finding the “employee of choice.” Clearly,
attracting and retaining top talent continues to be one of the biggest
strategic advantages for organizations. And for organizations to
be successful at this quest, they need to locate, recruit, select and
hire for the right fit within their specific cultures. Once
talent is hired, however, the job of retention begins, and this is no
easy task.
In this issue, we examine some strategies for
hiring, retaining and creating long-term fit for top talent. As
you read through the articles here, look for ideas that you can
introduce to the thought leaders in your organization. Help
create new solutions to the hiring and retention challenges that your
organization faces.
Tim Schoonover
OI Partners (Cincinnati,
OH)
Please click on
the links below to read the complete articles.
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Strategies for Hiring
Success
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It has been well documented that employee
turnover costs organizations significant amounts of money. Sources
report that when an employee leaves, 1 to 10 times his or her annual
compensation is lost in productivity, training and other associated
costs. And now, with organizations competing more strongly for
talent, the need to hire the right employee and retain that person is
even more critical. And, bad hires drain more than just money from
your organization.
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Mar 5,
2007 OI Partners
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Raise the Chances that
Your New Hire Will Be a Good, Long-Term Fit
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Once the desired candidates have been selected
and hired, the challenge of retaining these new employees for the
long-term is just beginning. Clearly, the hiring process brings key
talent to the doorstep, but the processes involved in introducing
them to the organization and starting them on the right foot are just
as critical.
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Mar 5,
2007 OI Partners
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How to Recruit Top Performers
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Every manager understands the importance of
hiring really great staff, but few are trained how to do it. They
know that to prosper, they must hire the best person for the role,
not just the best of the bunch. To always hire the best, hiring managers
need to appeal to the REAL REASONS why Top Performers make a career
move.
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Mar 5,
2007 OI Partners
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5 Ways to Constantly
Attract Good People
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Recruitment is one of those activities that you
cannot just 'switch on' when you have a vacancy and expect instant
results. To attract the right people on an ongoing basis, you must
have some key steps or systems in place all the time - even when you
have no open vacancies.
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Mar 5,
2007 OI Partners
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Expert Strategies for
Hiring the Best Employees
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A few years ago I wrote a column in which I
compared managing employees to herding cats: just when you think you
have everyone organized in a happy little group and going in the same
direction one cat breaks from the herd and heads off to do its own
thing. Then another cat falls out of line, then another, then
another. Finally two more cats ask to go home sick and three others
just wander off after lunch, never to be heard from again.
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Mar 6,
2007 OI Partners
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