Have you ever made a major investment of time, energy and money in an elaborate
recruiting process, only to say a few months later, "This isn't working"? Have
you ever felt forced, as the result of organizational change, to place someone
in a job that was poorly defined or was ill-fitted to the person's skills and
desires? Usually, these situations end up in disaster....both for the company
and for employees. They can (and do) often end up being resolved through a lawsuit.
Exploring the specific needs of the organization, translating those into a job
outline and then defining the desired and necessary outcomes can dramatically
impact the success or failure in finding the right person for the right job.
If any component is out of alignment, the process won't work. RY&A helps
organizations transform their recruitment and hiring practices, with dramatically
successful results.
Using a well-designed series of targeted interviews, we help the organization
define the needs and identify the specific skills and abilities that are needed
to produce the desired results. We start by defining what success would look
like before a person is hired, not after a year on the job.
We can either act on your behalf or coach you staff to :
- ask the right questions to target the desired skills
- ask appropriate and legal questions
- elicit a broad spectrum of information from and about prospective candidates
- help align "style and fit" issues
- reach an effective consensus decision consistent with the defined organizational
needs
- "sell" the company to the candidate
- treat the selection process not just an interview, but an investment
- help create the initial employee performance plan that determines how success
will be measured
