Seven rules for hiring extraordinary talent : a business story /

Seven rules for hiring extraordinary talent : a business story /

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Author / Creator:	Pinsker, Richard J.
Imprint:	Amherst, Mass. : HRD Press, ©2009.
Description:	1 online resource (xi, 59 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Employee selection -- Case studies. Employees -- Recruiting -- Case studies. Personnel management -- Case studies. Employee selection. Employees -- Recruiting. Personnel management. Electronic books. Case studies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11220999

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Varying Form of Title:	7 rules for hiring extraordinary talent
ISBN:	9781599964676 1599964678 9781599961750 159996175X
Notes:	Print version record.
Summary:	Annotation Have you ever hired someone whom you never should have hired in the first place? If your answer is Yes, youre not alone. Few hiring managers have been taught to hire successfully. Since hiring is a decision that will have a huge impact on a companys most important assetsits employeesleaving hiring to chance seems unreasonable. There is no magic in making good hiring decisions; its a skill anyone can learn. In Seven Rules for Hiring Extraordinary Talent, the author brings his thirty years of experience working with companies to find, select and hire key employees to life. The Seven Rules outlines the most common mistakes in hiring he has observed and noted, and will show the reader how to avoid these mistakes. Told as a business story for effective and enjoyable reading, Seven Rules will serve as a guide for anyone involved in the hiring process. Ignore these rules at your peril, because they can be expensive!

Table of Contents:

Introduction; Chapter One: Hire to Specific Performance Expectations; Chapter Two: Implement a Proactive Recruitment Strategy; Chapter Three: Crack the Interview Façade; Chapter Four: Don't Be Fooled by the Halo Effect; Chapter Five: Don't Shortcut the Hiring Process; Chapter Six: Make Intuition Work for You; Chapter Seven: Check One More Reference; Chapter Eight: Afterwards; About the Author