Who, not what, are you looking for?

November 13, 2011 at 8:39 PM

Who are you looking for?

When recruiting for excellence, be guided by natural talent and inherent ability rather than the fact that someone has done the same job in a similar organisation.Take time to consider the person you want to recruit, then work your campaign to appeal to their needs, not the list of duties you want fulfilling

Recruiting raw intelligence, excellent brain power and attitude of mind should be central to your thinking and your recruitment process should be geared to pick this out. Alan Sugar hadn’t manufactured in the electronics industry before he started Amstrad and no one had made satellite dishes before Sky subcontracted them the work. They had the raw skiils not necessarily the industry background, but they were a huge success.

Think personailty, attitudes. energy. talent and approach rather than years of relevant experience, relevant industry background and already doing the same job for two reasons. Number one this will increase the number of potentially excellent people you can recruit from. Number two offering senior level talent the chance of a new challenge is very motivational.