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Finding Talent: Strategies, Tips, and Insights for Effective Hiring

Learn how to find and attract top talent through referrals, networking, LinkedIn, job boards, staffing firms, and more. Discover best practices for reviewing applicants, conducting interviews, and assessing candidates.

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Finding Talent: Strategies, Tips, and Insights for Effective Hiring

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  1. Finding Talent Kristen Freeman Division Director Beacon Hill Associates A Division of Beacon Hill Staffing Group

  2. HOW to find talent • Referrals • Create and harness your own referral network • Industry associations, networking events, alumni organizations, social media • LinkedIn • Employee referral programs • Post Ads • Craigslist, Idealist, Monster, CareerBuilder, HillZoo, Roll Call • Contact universities • Attend job fairs

  3. HOW to find talent • Staffing Firms • Do the leg work for you • You only interview pre-screened, qualified applicants • Flexibility; temporary, temporary-to-hire, direct hire options • Understand Who & What You’re Looking For • Required v. Preferable Skills • Career path? Next step? • Define your expectations

  4. Reviewing Applicants • NO Cover Letters • Require a writing sample • Writing test • Reviewing Resumes • Education, experience, skills/certifications, accomplishments • Decent layout, expression of skill set, follow requirements • LESS THAN 10 SECONDS

  5. Phone Screen • First Impressions • Trust your gut • Ask Tough Questions • Why on a search? • Reasons for leaving past positions? • Salary history? • Allow Time For Questions From Your Applicant • Evaluates interest • Be candid

  6. Interview Questions • Fact Finding • Technical • Behavioral-based • Hypothetical

  7. Behavioral Interviewing “Experience is not what happens to you; it’s what you do with what happens to you.” - Aldous Huxley • Example of a time when you used good judgment and logic in solving a problem • Tell me of a time when you motivated others • Example of a time when you set a goal and achieved it • Tell me of a recent situation when you dealt with an upset customer or coworker

  8. Assessing the Interview • Consistency and confidence • Tone, inflection and delivery • Body language • Do you like the answers? • Intelligence, resilience, organizational skills, decision-making, problem solving, energy, competitiveness, goal orientation, relationship-building

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