TRIPLE III TIME: A Recruitment & Hiring Make-Over

Jul 7

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We have talked before about how important it is to be a continuous “student of your job”!  As I work to be the BEST-IN-THE-BUSINESS consultant…I regularly review (at least twice a year) the skills I have and use in delivering my Innovation Advisor services.  What kind of questions do I utilize to conduct my own personal skills inventory:

  • Things I excel at?
  • Useful skills I possess?
  • Concepts/processes/procedures I have in-depth knowledge about?
  • Things I would rather be doing?
  • Things wild horses couldn’t make me do?

How would YOU answer these questions?  And if you are wondering if I came up with these questions on my own…please know that as a “student of your job”, I borrowed these from Entrepreneur Magazine’s Start Your Own Consulting Business booklet.

So how does this information apply to this week’s TRIPLE III TIME:  A Recruitment & Hiring Make-Over message?IMG_2613

This week I want you to think about your historic approach to recruitment and hiring for your organization.  Do you ask the right questions during an interview?  Or could you change your process and begin with candidates completing a skills inventory worksheet with the five questions I listed earlier?

Could you alter the job posting you utilize and request information on:

  • Their position on working from home?
  • How the candidate shares a “bright idea”?
  • Their understanding of the customer-base you serve?
  • Their definitions of teamwork, innovation and personal responsibility?

Bottomline:  You get what you ask for!  If you follow traditions in your recruitment and hiring practices…you will only get what you have traditionally got.

Experiment with non-traditional…it might be fun!

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About Inspiring Innovations, Inc.

Marv Pichla is currently the owner and Creative Advisor for his own small business, Inspiring Innovations, Inc. Sharing his unique experience with entrepreneurship and innovation in public service, Marv consults with public and private business, education, and community organizations to develop new and different problem solving methods through real-life example-based learning. Prior to starting-up Inspiring Innovations, Inc. Marv served as Executive Director for Thumb Area Michigan Works! As Executive Director, Marv used public sector innovation as his guide for the organizations regional career development, employment service, education and strategic planning initiatives. Finally, Marv was raised on a farm in the Thumb Area of Michigan where he claims he received the education principles he values most. However, he obtained his Bachelors and Masters Degrees from Center Michigan University in Public Administration and eventually his Ph.D. from Capella University in Minnesota. Marv can be reached at: mpichla@inspiringinnovationsllc.com

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