Hiring for Fit: A Key Leadership Skill
- 1h 48m
- Janet Webb
- Business Expert Press
- 2020
Hiring for Fit goes to the heart of what fit really means and provides expert insight for anyone involved in making hiring decisions.
A key skill for any leader is the ability to hire a great team, and this skill requires a considerable depth of knowledge of the complex subject of fit. Most organizations talk about the need to hire for fit, but many go about hiring in the wrong way because their leaders don’t fully understand the concept of fit.
Hiring for Fit goes to the heart of what fit really means and provides expert insight for anyone involved in making hiring decisions. The author studied the personality traits and attributes of successful hires and developed a comprehensive system to hire the right fit for any role. The entire process is an application of her unique Trait Alignment Protocol (TAP), which is the key to identifying fit and maintaining fit over the long term.
By applying the thorough and practical fit strategy described in the book, leaders will gain expertise in the complex subject of fit, replace seat-of-the-pants hiring with a reliable process, gain confidence in assessing a candidate’s fit, make well-founded hiring decisions that avoid common hiring pitfalls, and pave the way for effective employee retention and advancement and for succession planning.
About the Author
For more than 30 years, Janet Webb, President of JW Associates International Inc. has tracked and advanced the careers of professionals, becoming a recognized expert in executive search, outplacement, career and business coaching.
Janet’s speaking engagements have included workshops for Fortune 500 companies on retention and hiring challenges. She has consulted with CEOs, HR professionals, and recruiters on how to hire, retain, and advance top talent.
Janet’s current focus is on consulting with leaders through her management consulting practice in order to share the ideas described in the present book, Hiring for Fit: A Key Leadership Skill.
In this Book
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Are You About to Hire the Wrong Fit?
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What are Fit Traits?
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Building Your Fit-Trait Lists
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From Job Description to Position Profile
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The Importance of Candidate Expectations
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Prescreening for Fit
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Approaching Interviews with Fit in Mind
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Ensuring Fit for Senior Leadership Roles
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Structuring Interviews to Support Fit
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Interview Questions that Reveal Fit
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Reaching a Consensus on Fit
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Avoiding Hiring Pitfalls
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Protecting Your Investment
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Hiring-for-Fit Checklist
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Fundamental Traits List
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Complementary Traits List
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Table 3.1 Recording and Rating Fundamental Traits
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Table 3.3 Recording and Rating Complementary Traits
