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Podcast: Unbreakable Podcast with Thom Shea
Episode:

196. How Will Top Companies Hire?
Category: Business
Duration: 00:35:05
Publish Date: 2020-08-23 19:30:00
Description:

Ask any boss what is his or her least favorite task at work and they will probably say, "Hiring". Why? Maybe you have heard the phrase, "Good help is hard to find." Having to go through resumes, schedule interviews, and not find the right candidate— the boss quickly realizes that maybe a recruiting agency would just be better.

Also, hiring can often feel like playing a game of chance. For instance, your company is running fine right now, but you want to be optimal. However, optimal looks scary because of risk; the person may be wrong for the company, he or she may be horrible at the job, or money could be lost. Risk is always going to be a possibility.

Maybe the issue isn't so much that they keep finding the wrong person, but rather they aren't attracting the right people to their companies. When you think of careers that are easy to get into, being a Navy SEAL probably doesn't come to mind. Long hours, risk of death, and extreme physical discomfort aren't on most job candidate's bucket list. That is the point.

The Navy does not make it easy to become a Navy SEAL. Why? They only want the best of the best. If candidacy was easy, America would have the worst Special Forces in the world. Yet, companies don't hire this way. Many cycle through employees like someone changing a shirt and wonder why they can't find good hires.

Making hiring difficult is not a possible method, it is the only method. Cream rises to the top and so do the best hires. Those that want to succeed will not be daunted by the challenges of being hired, but will gladly embrace them.

If a company doesn't know who to hire or how to hire, it's possible they haven't thought through their mission, vision, and values. In fact, if someone asked employees what those were, they probably wouldn't even know them. If employees don't know them, how can the right person be expected to be attracted to the organization?

Show Notes:

1:22 - How do you hire after Covid-19?

3:28 - What are Organization Charts?

7:40 - Mission, Vision, & Value first

9:59 - Hire a Relational Hunter

16:03 - Why you should make hiring purposefully hard

31:00 - Disruption is the only method for consulting
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