How to Hire A-Players: Finding the Top People for Your Team: Even If You Don't Have a Recruiting Department
- 3h 2m
- Eric Herrenkohl
- John Wiley & Sons (US)
- 2010
How to find great employees, make great hires, and take your business to the next level
It is always easy to find people who want a job, but it's never easy to find and hire A-players. In How to Hire A-Players, consultant Eric Herrenkohl shows owners, executives, and managers of small and medium-size businesses where and how to find A-player employees. It is these individuals who will help keep quality high and growth and profits strong.
Herrenkohl explains how to use your existing marketing, sales, and networking efforts to find top candidates. He provides current examples of companies that consistently hire A-players without big recruiting departments as well as step-by-step explanations for making these strategies work in your own company.
- Shows you how to find and hire top employees.
- Ideal for owners of small businesses, executives and managers of large businesses, as well as corporate recruiters and HR specialists who need new ideas
- Herrenkohl's client list includes privately held businesses in over 50 industries as well as big corporate names like Bank of America, Edward Jones, and Northwestern Mutual Life
A-player employees are the life blood of any growing business. This handy hiring guide shows you where to look, what to ask, and who to hire to boost your business today.
About the Author
Eric Herrenkohl is the founder and president of Herrenkohl Consulting, which helps executives create the businesses they want by building the organizations they need. Herrenkohl Consulting's client list includes privately-held businesses across fifty industries as well as a number of Fortune and Service 500 companies. Eric is an expert author for Monster.com and has been featured by Fox News, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Inc.com, and MSNBC.com. He serves as a keynote speaker for business and professional groups and is the author of "Performance Principles," a highly-regarded e-letter that brings strategies for building businesses to readers around the globe.
In this Book
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Introduction—Where Do I Find Great People?
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The Value of A-Players
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Would You Know an A-Player if You Met One?—Defining Your A-Player Profile
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Three Steps to Creating an A-Player Team
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Right under Your Nose—Leveraging People You Already Know
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Don't Just Sit There. Reach Out!
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Finding New Pools of A-Player Talent
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The Basics of Online Recruiting
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Using Recruiters Wisely
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Interviewing and the Economic Value of Good Looks
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Popping the Hood on Candidates Using Assessment Tools
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Conclusion—Keeping the A-Players You Hire
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Web Sites for Free Additional Resources
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Notes
