People-First Builders Podcast

In part 1 of this episode we discuss core values and beliefs about one's capabilities and skills and how that relates to the process of achieving goals.

In this episode, we sit down with John Waid who hones in on the importance of building a strong company culture, stating, "the best leaders are culture driven." We talk about how to create a purposeful culture and how to align our hiring of candidates who re already living the values and type of culture we want to grow within our businesses.

In this episode we discuss how to add the human touch and soft skills, combining with a well-thought out business strategy to influence positive business outcomes.

David Meyerowitz is a strategy, business, and finance consultant who helps businesses realize greater capital and profit from implementing performance management practices.

In this episode, we talk with Susan Bellows of Susan Bellows & Associates. Susan is a business consultant specializing in empowering middle management women to attain the recognition, respect, and rewards they deserve. Listen in as we dig into topics like how to help women in middle management grow their careers, cover best hiring practices, finding an "A" player by refining your interview skills, and speaking your candidate's language.

Hiring a new employee is an exciting time for a business, but, failing to implement best hiring practices like clearly defining expectations and performance objectives, can leave both you and the candidate with something to be desired from the relationship.

We outline everything you need to know before hiring new employees so you have the best chance at retaining employees moving forward.

We teamed up with Katrina Kibben from Three Ears Media for this episode of The Hire Talent Podcast.

Katrina is the Founder and CEO of Three Ears Media, a firm dedicated to teaching recruiters to be better communicators and writers. For most of Katrina's career, she has been a marketer living in a recruiter's world - listening to both sides of the talent equation to understand the real issues and find solutions. Today, she uses her technical marketing know-how and way with words to help both established and emerging brands develop and deliver creative, strategic recruitment marketing that makes the right people apply. Katrina has also spoken at events around the world and written for Fortune, The Chicago Tribune and many other digital publications.

You can check out Three Ears Media here at www.threeearsmedia.com. Also be sure to find and follow Katrina on Twitter here @KatrinaKibben for tips on getting the right candidates to apply to your open positions.

Hiring new employees costs businesses money, from the downtime of having a vacancy, to the people who are involved with spending their time trying to fill the position by screening and hiring a new candidate.

Hiring employees who don't work out can cost up to 10% of that employee's annual salary, so it's crucial that when you hire someone, you go through all the necessary steps to ensure it's done right the first time.

Checking references is your goldmine for verifying a potential employee's performance and fit for your job. In a reference check, you can learn more about what it was like working with your candidate, which helps you understand and determine if the candidate will be a good fit for the role, your business, and the culture of your company.

The Power Interview Guide is a 30-minute review of your candidate's past work history and accomplishments that allows you to learn about everything you've ever wanted to know about a candidate in a timely manner. The guide provides a repeatable and objective method to follow for interviewing any candidate for any position and industry so you can quickly decide if they're a fit for your business or not.

We discuss all the tips and tricks for effectively screening a candidate's resume, so you can breeze through them, able to highlight the main points and effectively select only top performers.