Edge Reengineers on El Dave

Part 2 - "Reengineering Before Recruiting – Or "Why Can’t We Land A Superstar?" - of Dieselevy's Edge series on Six Degrees From Dave is up. Here's the start:

Right off, I’ll admit that I’m a huge fan of Lou Adler: I like him personally and professionally. His concept of performance based hiring (what I refer to as 1X2X3 - one by two by three hiring) should be a staple in all recruiting organizations. When Lou and I first sat down for a lunch chat at HR Tech in Philadelphia a few years back, it was clear that we were on the same page (it was here that I also became his sounding board and part time trainer to help him with his shoulder problems).

Sure there are minor differences in how we implement our versions of performance based hiring, but the premise was the same – people are hired to solve problems, not to demonstrate that they have 5-8 years of experience, a BA or equivalent, and excellent organizational skills. Let me distill this down – if your job descriptions, ad copies, or recruiting spiels begin with, “You will be responsible for…” then you need to re-engineer before you recruit.

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Click here for Part 1: Recruiting and Finance – A Happy Marriage?

Part 3, Brick-n-Mortar Recruiting - How to Old School the New School, is planning an appearance on El Dave next week.