Reboot Hiring

Conclusion

Whew, you made it! As an author who ironically reads slowly and has at least three half‐read books on the go, I am grateful that you have invested your irreplaceable time reading this far. I hope you now have a new lens on hiring and understand why I believe, no, know, that the actual obstacles to successful hiring are communication and collaboration.

TL;DR

As you may have skimmed these pages, here is a quick recap of all I shared.

Recruitment Alignment Meeting

This meeting makes or breaks any recruitment process. In Chapter 1, you read about the aspects of the recruitment alignment meeting, which is your initial session with talent acquisition to discuss the role. Yet they tell me regularly that many managers and leaders avoid giving it proper time and consideration – self‐sabotaging and creating a process destined to fail. With adequate time and regard, you will save yourself from hours of interviewing unsuitable people, getting frustrated, and damaging your and the company's brand. I asked you to consider if you should be hiring at all, explained the detriment of refusing to be challenged by your recruiter, the time considerations needed to get your new hire started, and what you will commit to in the recruitment alignment meeting.

Talent Acquisition

In Chapters 2 and 3, I demystified the Talent Acquisition function and its importance because, thanks to the internet, companies no longer have power over employees and candidates. I made the case that respectfully ...