Selection

Drastically reduce employee turnover.

Hire the right person for the job the first time!

A Harvard University study reports that 80% of turnover can be blamed on mistakes made during the employee selection and hiring process.

The story repeats itself over and over again, in every business: “Our new hire had all the right experience, good references, and interviewed like a champ!  But here it is six weeks later, and he’s not working out.  We can’t ignore the fact that he’s wrong for the job, and we made a hiring mistake.  Now we have to start all over again!”

Do you wonder why, try as you may, you just keep missing the mark on hiring the right talent?  Determining the ideal candidate for a position can prove to be not only the most frustrating part of the hiring process, but also the most difficult. Each person involved in the selection process will have his or her own idea of what skill set, experience and education is required for the position. 

“Thank you so much for your assistance in the audacious task of selecting a new City Manager.  Your expertise and advice turned out to be invaluable.

The creation of the job benchmarks and other assessments to develop candidate profiles allowed us insight into the candidates and the ability to discover their talent objectively. 

We felt that the whole process was comprehensive, fair and very successful.

J.S.
City of Brady

So, What Can Be Done to Hire the Right Person the First Time?

Take the guesswork out of hiring and motivating the “right” people for your important positions.  Often the top candidate is determined only by their hard skills, education and experience. Using only subjective means (resumes, interviews, and background checks) provides a mere 17% success rate in most industries. 

While education, experience and intelligence are important, you simply cannot uncover the true picture of human talent without a total person analysis that includes an assessment of behaviors, values and personal skills.  The success rate is high when subjective AND objective means are used to evaluate the candidates!

It takes a fundamental hiring attitude shift from using subjective information (resumes, interviews, and references) only and adding objective information (job benchmark and assessments) to the selection process. This combination helps the best candidates stand out.

The People Smart Tools “Innovative Talent Management Process” is a step-by-step system for hiring the right person. The system goes beyond the traditional resume and interview process and includes benchmarking the job, finding out what the job needs, and then comparing potential applicant’s assessment results to the job benchmark.

When you compare the behavioral needs of the job to the natural temperament of the candidate, your chances for a long-term employee who will be highly productive increase dramatically.   It’s like hiring a full time AND a part-time person! 

Upgrade your selection system with our tools and know how. People Smart Tool’s “Innovative Talent Management Process” process yields immediate results and provides valuable benefits. Hiring the RIGHT talent just got a lot easier! 

From our blog “People Smart Toolkit”