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Hiring Winning Talent



It’s really critical that our new hires "hit the ground running". We invest a lot of time and energy to make that happen. So why do we still end up with hires that don’t perform or fit in? *There must be a better way.*



A Leadership Series™ PLUS Course Available as an online course or classroom workshop

A successful hiring process doesn’t start with the job posting and doesn’t end when a candidate has been selected. Before an open position is advertised, an efficient and consistent hiring process must be in place. That process will enable a manager to identify the job competencies, build the interview questions, and develop the hiring strategy required to win a really qualified new employee who performs well and fits in from day one.

For over 20 years, we’ve helped thousands of organizations equip managers with the skills and tools they need to succeed. Our experience has proven that a manager’s ability to understand and participate in a structured hiring process has a direct impact on business results. Without a process in place managers devote too much time to interviews and too little time to interview preparation and the selection process itself.

Hiring Winning Talent (HWT) provides the processes and tools required to master the art and science of identifying and winning great new employees - those that will perform in the top 20%.

Program Description

Hiring Winning Talent (HWT) enables managers to implement a structured process that can really streamline and empower successful hiring. The program also focuses on the key skills required to interview candidates and ways to build team cohesion by involving team members in the hiring initiative.

The 1-day workshop is designed for 6–18 participants. The workshop includes:

Defining What You’re Looking For - the position description, job competencies, and questioning strategies
Planning the Interview –hiring strategy, sourcing, resume screening, the interview team, great reasons to work here
Conducting the Interview – an appropriate climate, conducting the interview, responding to challenging interviewee questions
Making the Selection – decision-making guidelines, evaluating candidates, communicating with candidates

Impact to Your Organization

Managers and team leaders will be able to:

Establish an efficient process that reduces the time it takes to interview and select a qualified candidate.
Maximize new hires’ productivity by ensuring that candidates are a good fit for the job.
Ensure team cohesion and support for new hires by involving team members in the process.
Increase the retention of all new hires and reduce turnover during their first year on the job.

Support Materials

Facilitator Guide

Complete instructions on how to conduct the workshop.
Explanatory text for the trainer, sample trainer narrative, and facilitation notes.
Facilitator Resource CD-ROM containing PowerPoint presentation, additional resources, and reproducible pages from the facilitator guide as well as a participant workbook.

Participant Guide

Exercises, forms, skill practice aids.
Job Aids section with tools and resources for applying the skills learned in the workshop.
Memory Jogger Card that provides a handy reminder of the workshop’s skill points.

When you hire winners, it's equally important to hold on to them

See - Retaining Winning Talent

The Complete List of Courses in the
Leadership Series

The Leadership Series™ ESSENTIALS Courses

Twelve courses in the fundamentals of leading others

The Essential Skills of Communicating and the Essential Skills of Leadership are excellent start points, then add other courses as your needs require

Each course in the ESSENTIALS Series is available online or for classroom delivery

Courses in Core Strategies for Leading Others

Essential Skills of Leadership

Essential Skills of Communicating

Developing Performance Goals & Standards

Providing Performance Feedback

Courses in Improving Individual & Team Performance

Managing Complaints

Improving Work Habits

Effective Discipline

Resolving Conflict

Coaching Job Skills