Publisher's Synopsis
Why is it that so many companies accept mediocre hiring results as the norm? The answer is simple. It doesnt occur to them that, in fact, there is a process that virtually guarantees hiring the right person every time. To repeat: there is a process that virtually guarantees hiring the right person every time. Thats what this book Mission Critical Hiring - is about. During the authors 20 years of consulting with top companies on hiring best practices, he has carefully tracked the successes and the failures resulting from hires, compiling a structured hiring process comprised of the most effective hiring techniques. Mission Critical Hiring (MCH) is the culmination of these best practices. By offering a systematic and sane approach to hiring MCH places mission at the heart of decisions and actions. Broken down into two parts: - On a process level, it takes the reader step-by-step through the lifecycle of hiring, from developing a job description, through interviewing and making the decision, to negotiating salary and onboarding the new hire. - On a strategic level, the book focuses on larger questions: what is our department about? Where are we headed? How does this open position fit into our overall goals? How do we measure and improve our hiring process? Applicable tools, stories and foolproof techniques are woven throughout the text to insure this mission critical objective is accomplished. As a result, the hiring team not only has a rock-solid, practical process for hiring - it is energized by knowing how their actions fit into the larger picture of their companys mission.
