101 Strategies for Recruiting Success: Where, When, and How to Find the Right People Every Time

by Christopher W Pritchard

Overview

A critical factor in your organization's success is your ability to hire-and keep-good people. But in order to tackle the toughest recruiting assignments and keep your company running smoothly with great hires who are there for the long haul, you need to infuse both common sense and corporate street smarts into your approach.

101 Strategies for Recruiting Success offers practical tips of the trade from a recruiting professional with more than two decades of experience. The book gives you quick, powerful strategies for revitalizing your techniques, and provides sage advice in bite-sized chunks, designed for immediate implementation. You'll learn:

* Proven ways to reel in great talent, including how to make your general recruiting operations proactive rather than reactive
* 25 ways to find the people your company needs
* Smart and efficient methods for conducting interviews and evaluating candidates
* Specific advice on how to recruit for diversity
* Effective retention tactics such as mentoring, performance appraisal, and anti-raiding strategies that begin even before the candidate is hired

In addition, this invaluable guide includes a helpful ""Recruiting Excellence Workbook,"" a 35-day plan of simple exercises and specific to-dos for assessing and improving your staffing initiatives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780814474075
Publisher:	AMACOM
Publication date:	10/12/2006
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.47(d)
Age Range:	17 Years

About the Author

Christopher W. Pritchard, SPHR, has more than 20 years as a recruiting professional in both corporate and headhunter capacities. His recruiting consultancy has served respected clients such as General Electric, Coopers & Lybrand, Ernst & Young, Lotus Corporation, Dell, and Boeing. He has been a contributing author to the Wall Street Journal Employment Weekly and is a frequent speaker on recruiting, retention, and diversity. He lives in Bay Village, Ohio.

Table of Contents

"Introduction

Chapter 1: Fifteen Strategies for Operational Success

Strategy 1: What Is a Recruiter?

Strategy 2: The Operational Audit

Strategy 3: The Importance of Planning

Strategy 4: Training and Development

Strategy 5: Simplify

Strategy 6: Make the Most of Metrics

Strategy 7: Manage Your Vendor Relationships

Strategy 8: Understand the Process

Strategy 9: Create Challenging Deliverables

Strategy 10: Manage Candidate Flow/Routing

Strategy 11: Earn Your Seat at the Table

Strategy 12: The Customer Satisfaction Survey

Strategy 13: Regular Meetings and Reports

Strategy 14: Take Off from the Baseline

Strategy 15: Organization Charts

Chapter 2: Successful Sourcing

Strategy 16: Media

Strategy 17: Outplacement

Strategy 18: Career Fairs

Strategy 19: Government Resources

Strategy 20: Social Services

Strategy 21: Professional Journals and Magazines

Strategy 22: Associations

Strategy 23: Community Resources

Strategy 24: Employee Referrals

Strategy 25: Company Alumni

Strategy 26: College and University Recruiting

Strategy 27: Alumni Associations

Strategy 28: Nontraditional Schools and Programs

Strategy 29: Military Outplacement

Strategy 30: Research Firms

Strategy 31: Contingency Recruiters

Strategy 32: Retained Search

Strategy 33: Open Houses and Other Planned Events

Strategy 34: Competitors

Strategy 35: Networking

Strategy 36: International Recruiting and Sourcing

Strategy 37: Internal Postings and Promotions

Strategy 38: Candidate Pipeline

Strategy 39: Roadkill

Strategy 40: Brainstorm

Chapter 3: Diversity Recruitment

Strategy 41: Attracting and Retaining Diverse Talent

Chapter 4: Hiring Success

Strategy 42 Partnering

Strategy 43 Planning the Process

Strategy 44 Recruiting

Strategy 45: The Employment Application Form

Strategy 46: The Interview

Strategy 47: Collateral Material

Strategy 48: Background and Reference Checking

Strategy 49: The Offer

Strategy 50: Paperwork

Strategy 51: Evaluation

Chapter 5: Retention Success

Strategy 52: Onboarding

Strategy 53: Mentoring

Strategy 54: Building a Sense of Community

Strategy 55: Recognition and Rewards

Strategy 56: Involvement

Strategy 57: Training and Development

Strategy 58: Keep Your Promises

Strategy 59: The Report Card

Strategy 60: Performance Appraisals

Strategy 61: Just Ask!

Strategy 62: Exit Interviews (Revisited)

Strategy 63: Golden Handcuffs

Strategy 64: Anti-Raiding Strategies

Strategy 65: Culture

Strategy 66: Environment

Chapter 6: Recruiting Excellence Workbook

Strategy 67: Conduct a Performance Self-Appraisal

Strategy 68: Read a Good Book

Strategy 069: Schedule Your Next Vacation

Strategy 70: Interview Employees for Whom You Paid a Fee

Strategy 71: Meet with Legal Counsel

Strategy 72: Write a Thank-You Letter

Strategy 73: Take a Walk

Strategy 74: Seek Advice

Strategy 75: Look in the Mirror

Strategy 76: Inspirational Sayings and Posters

Strategy 77: Visit the Library

Strategy 78: Connect with SHRM

Strategy 79: Call a Candidate Who Rejected You

Strategy 80: Be a Team Player

Strategy 81: Read Your Annual Report

Strategy 82: Set a New Goal

Strategy 83: Attend a Seminar or Take a Class

Strategy 84: Brainstorm

Strategy 85: Off-Site Meetings

Strategy 86: Take a Loved One to Lunch

Strategy 87: Count Your Blessings

Strategy 88: Interview a Client

Strategy 89: Fill Out an Application

Strategy 90: Visit Your Company’s Website

Strategy 91: Visit a Competitor’s Website

Strategy 92: Visit Internet Job Sites

Strategy 93: Interview Other Recruiters

Strategy 94: Visit a Career Fair

Strategy 95: Critique Your Tools

Strategy 96: Study Time Management

Strategy 97: Plan Your Day

Strategy 98: Seek Out a Mentor

Strategy 99: Be a Mentor

Strategy 100: Conduct an Operational Audit

Strategy 101: Take These Lessons to Heart"