10 Steps to Hiring Right the First Time

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For audio, it is recommended you dial in A copy of the slide and the recording will be available post webinar Audio: 1-877-668-4493 Access Code: 667 544 236 Event Password: 1234 WebEx Support: 1-866-863-3910 10 Steps to Hiring Right, the First Time! August 13th, 2014 Paula Calderon Talent Management Solutions Consultant

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Hiring an employee is like making an important investment decision, with the candidate representing the capital: human capital. Like any investment decision, you want to make the right choice - the first time. Effective talent acquisition is a complex process. In the hiring, onboarding, and retention process, either you are going to yield a great return for your company, or your actions and processes may result in costly mistakes and turnover.

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For audio, it is recommended you dial in A copy of the slide and the recording will be available post webinar

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10 Steps to Hiring Right, the First Time!

August 13th, 2014

Paula Calderon

Talent Management Solutions Consultant

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AGENDA

2. Objective “Hiring for Fit”

3. 10 Steps for an Effective Hiring Process

5. Benefits of Hiring for Fit

5. Q&A

1. The Consequences of Wrong Hires

4. Focus: Personality in the Hiring Process

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1. The Consequences of Wrong Hires

Employers reported that bad hires lowered their company’s productivity and affected employee

morale and even resulted in legal issues

Employee Turnover is due to bad hiring decisions

The cost of turnover is at least one-third of a new hire’s annual salary

69%

80%

Harvard Business Review, 2013

Hiring Site-Career Builder, 2011

30%

Efinancial Careers, 2011

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1. The Consequences of Wrong Hires

Hiring the wrong candidate can have a negative

impact on:

► Organizational Performance and Productivity

► Employee Morale and Engagement Levels

► Your Professional Reputation

► Public Reputation and Customer Relationships

► Cost of Recruitment, Onboarding, Training and Turnover

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2. Objective “Hiring for Fit”

Culture

Values

Environment

Leadership

Organizational Fit

Tasks

Duties

Responsibilities

Motivation

Job Fit

What is “Fit”?

► Behaviours and Characteristics required to be

successful in an organization and job

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3. 10 Steps to Hiring Right

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► Step 1: Know Who You Are Looking For

► Step 2: Target Your Ideal Candidate

► Step 3: Pre-Screen The Applicant Flow

► Step 4: Rank Your Applicants

► Step 5: Interview & Evaluate

► Step 6: Match the Top Candidates to the Position

► Step 7: Check for Red Flags

► Step 8: Make the Job Offer

► Step 9: Integrate Hew Hires

► Step 10: Assess Your Recruitment Process

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Step 1: Know Who You Are Looking For

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Knowledge Do they know how to do it?

Skills Do they have a track record/experience of

doing it?

Attitude Do they have the right

“fit” , attitude and motivation for your

company?

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► Consult with Hiring Managers and the HR team

– Feedback loop between HR and Hiring Managers

► Consult the Market

– Salary Surveys

– Your Competitors

► Understand the Core Competencies (K, S, A):

– What makes an employee a “top performer”?

– What makes an employee a “low performer”?

What would be the value in replicating your top

performers?

Step 1: Know Who You Are Looking For

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Step 1: Profiling Top Performers

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► Top Performers Profiles

► Job Expert Inputs

► Job profile which

describe the ideal

candidate for the role

within your organization

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Step 1: Profiling Attitude

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Attitude impacts productivity of the individual; cohesiveness

of the team…and retention of your customers!

►89% of new hires fail for attitudinal reasons.

►Technical skills can be tested, attitude is demonstrated.

►Tips:

– Step 2: profile “attitude” when attracting candidates.

– Step 5: when interviewing, focus on behaviour-based

questions (initiative, conscientiousness) and

VALUES-based recruitment

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Step 2: Target Your Ideal Candidate

Your Corporate Brand Differentiator: why do people want

to work for your company?

►The Applicant Search Process: top 3-5 selling features

(professional development, work environment, work-life

balance).

►Writing the Ad: focus on the WHIFM and selling

features of the company – use the AIDA principle!

►Strategic Targeting: non-active, high potential

candidates, diversify avenues, social media, recruitment

partners.

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Step 2: Target Your Ideal Candidate

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Define the Ideal Profile

Write a Job description focusing on behaviour expectations

Screen out inappropriate candidate

Target only candidates who fit within the job profile

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Step 3: Pre-Screen the Applicant Flow

►Applicant Resume Pre-qualifying

►Applicant Tracking Systems

►Pre-qualifying Questionnaires

– Emphasis on core competencies

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Are you doing “quality assurance” on your

candidate pool or do you have a resu-MESS?

Are you tracking and analysing the quality of

your candidate application?

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Step 4: Rank Your Applicants

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Candidate

1

Candidate

2

Candidate

3

Knowledge (Education, Designations)

3 3 5

Skills (Experience, Accomplishments)

4 1 5

Attitude 3 5 1

Total 10 9 11

Weighting

(% per score)

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Step 5: Interview & Evaluate Your

Candidates

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“It takes 20 years to build a reputation, and five

minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do

things differently.” - Warren Buffet

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Step 5: Interview & Evaluate Your

Candidates

►Focus on building the

relationship and mutual fit.

►Interrogative or

intimidating interview

methods are an outdated

strategy.

►Interview questions should

be linked to the job and the

company.

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Step 5: Interview & Evaluate Your

Candidates

Behavioural-Description Interviews

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Understand the candidates behaviour

Assess the organizational and job fit

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Step 6: Match the Top Candidates

to the Position

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► Assess and analyze

personality traits of your

candidates

► Better understand their

personality style

► Evaluate candidate

behavioural preferences

and tendencies in the

workplace

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Step 6: Match the Top Candidates

to the Position

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► Compare the

candidate personality

to the job profile to

identify level of fit and

gap areas

► Understand the

energy and effort

required to adjust to

the role

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Step 6: Match the Top Candidates

to the Position

► Explore the gaps by asking specific questions that will

determine if the candidate is able to make changes by

“flexing” up or down as required to be successful.

► Second interview or team interview is all about “fit” and

checking gaps.

► Focus on attitude and potential rather than just check-

boxes!

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Step 7: Check for Red Flags

Avoid the ‘Mis-Hire’ and Counterfeit Candidates!

Reference Checking Tips:

► Obtain permission

► Be mindful of legislation (Human Rights, Privacy)

► Plan your questions in advance

► Include additional background checks as needed:

– Criminal

– Credit

– Education verification

– Social media check (LinkedIn)

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Step 8: Make the Job Offer

► Verbal AND written offer

► Communicate how the offer will be presented (email,

hard copy, etc.)

► Make applicable parties available for clarification of your

employment contract

► Give employees a minimum of 48-72 hours to review

and consult with a lawyer (as needed)

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Step 9: Integrate New Hires

“87% of people who leave their organization or their team

do so because of personality conflicts, not capability.”

- Dr. Kurt Einstein

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►Orientation: where do I start?

– Who’s who, introduction to company, introduction to

policies (health and safety, corporate)

►On-boarding: how do I get there?

– Training: systems, “how to”

– Integrating: team members and management

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Step 9: Integrate New Hires

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New Employee Direct Manager Peers Subordinates

Facilitate the

communication

Understand key

motivators

Adjust behaviours and

communication styles

Identify the different

personality style

Avoid conflicts

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Step 10: Assess Your Recruitment

Process

►Are they fitting into the company culture?

►Have they integrated into their team successfully?

►Have they eased into their role quickly and efficiently?

►Are they productive and contributing at a high level?

►How are you measuring success?

– Revenue increases or decreases?

– Interview to hire ratios?

– Turnover rates? Exit interviews?

– Engagement?

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Step 10: Assess Your Recruitment

Process - ROI

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►How do you invest in your human capital?

– 50-70% of operating costs are spent on human capital

(hiring, on-boarding, salary, benefits, etc.).

►How do you measure cost per hire?

– Recruitment, selection, interviewing?

►How do you measure performance or return on your

employees?

– Revenue-generation, cost-savings, time-savings?

►How do you measure cost of turn-over?

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Step 10: Assess Your Recruitment

Process

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Step 10: Assess Your Recruitment

Process

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4. Personality in the hiring process

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Step 1: Know Who You Are Looking For

Step 2: Target Ideal Candidate

Step 5: Interview & Evaluate

Step 6: Match the Candidate & the Job

Step 9: Integrate New Hire

Define “Fit”

Attract for “Fit”

Identify “Fit”

Hire for “Fit”

Reinforce “Fit”

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Conclusion: Benefits of Hiring for Fit

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Hiring Right the

First Time

Performance

Engagement Reputation

Cost

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Q & A

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Paula Calderon

Talent Management Solutions Consultant

[email protected]

416-216-1094

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