How to interview and hire game-changers

What is a game-changer?

Thinking differently

Change the game for your organization

Setting the stage for changing the game

Hiring game changing talent is as much about internal communications as it is

with the talent itself.

Intake meeting

Building a performance profile • Year one achievements • Minimal technical requirements • Personal attributes that lead to success

Use  LinkedIn  Recruiter  to…

Target your hiring: total addressable market (TAM) identification and analysis

Recognize what talent & skills are available in the marketplace

Know where companies source specific skills from

Understand which companies have the largest critical mass of skills

Set expectations with your hiring manager

Start with technical requirements

Understand the  effect  of  ‘necessary  requirements’   Present data NOT opinions

1) Use The Current Company filter to identify where your talent pool is

2) Select your company as current

company

3) Use The Past Company filter to understand where you have hired from, and identify opportunities to target other companies where skill resides

Use refinement filters

Order taker versus ADVISOR

Guessing versus KNOWING

Data defined talent conversations

Coming  Soon…Search  Insights

Sourcing for potential

Pursuit leads to attainment

Use action words • Sold OR budgeted OR facilitated OR trained OR lead OR built

• Won OR awarded OR invented OR created OR developed

High performance indicators • Club  OR  contest  OR  100%  OR  “quota  attainment”  OR  achieved  

• IOI  OR  ACM  OR  “Code  Jam”  OR  “Hacker  Cup”  

Groups/associations • Could indicate a skill if its not listed on a profile

• Coding / language groups, certifications etc.

Identify...Engage...Convert

Master storyteller

• Sell your company • Customize your pitch • Be passionate and informed • “Picture  yourself…”

Align interview team

Each member assigned a focus area: • Relevant experience

• Technical skills

• Culture fit

• Diversity of thought

• Work ethic

• Intelligence and common sense

What will it take?

A.B.P.C. – Always be Pre-Closing The close

Be the change

How will you Change your Game?

How will you work to better identify game changers? • Identify your TAM and mix up your search strategy What is your engagement strategy? • Understand candidate motivators and master your story

How will you convert game changing prospects to colleagues? • Align your interview team and partner with your hiring manager

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