1. How to Find and Hire Great
Talent
ATDC November, 2010

2. 10 things
1. Always and everyone
2. This is a sales function
3. Network
4. Social media
5. Your website, blog, etc
6. Share (aka become known)
7. Give back
8. Know yourself
9. Not all about pay
10. Build the funnel
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3. WHAT: It really is pretty easy
• Think about it differently
• Be a talent scout
• Everyplace as an interview
• Everyone you meet
– Same as you do for sales
– Same as for funding
• A process, not an event
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4. • Search
• Network
• Interact & be visible
• Post
• Use RSS & alerts
• Freelance/contract for
short-term stuff
WHERE: Online & Offline
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craigslist

5. HOW: Want the best?
• Hire Artists (a.k.a follow figure53’s lead)
• Hire for passion
• You have things more powerful than
money…give them
• Structure jobs for what you need, not tradition
• Structure jobs for what they need, not tradition
• Consider training
• Be objective, not subjective
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6. Got your chapstick?
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7. Understand your DNA
• What you want your company to
be…inside
• Not the standard BS of integrity,
teamwork, etc
• What works and doesn’t
(sometimes this is easier)
• Determine 5 total (6 is max)
• Hire for this once they can do the
job
• Radical honesty is key here
• Hire and compensate accordingly
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8. Know what to look for
• Go for Motivational fit
• Tell me about when you have been most satisfied
in your career….
• Tell me about when you have been least satisfied
in your career…..
• SHUT UP…..then ask “why” and “tell me more”
• Total of 5 mins per – they should be talking
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9. Some other thoughts
• Assess skills, behaviors, aptitude
• Decide the tradeoffs between early hires and later
• Always be recruiting, have a future view
• Problems of “I hire everyone”
• Build talent pools (really)
– College campuses – be visible
– Internships
– Keep targets warm
• Don’t be afraid to ask…be open
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10. Who are we? Ready when you are….
Kinetix is a recruitment process
outsourcing firm (RPO) for growth
companies.
• We leverage an integrated services
model comprised of total RPO,
staffing & recruiting and HR
consulting to help clients ensure that
growth will never be slowed by an
inability to acquire and retain the best
talent.
• Founded in 1990 and headquartered
in Atlanta, Kinetix has filled tens of
thousands of positions, from security
guards to CFOs.On the web at www.kinetixhr.com
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Questions?
Thank You!