Select and Retain Top Performers

Select and Retain Top Performers

Top performers are a prerequisite for business success. The right candidate can make a huge impact on a company’s performance. A poor hire can have consequences beyond loss of revenue, such as damage to valuable client relationships and company reputation.

Perceptum’s Select & Retain Top Performers program teaches hiring managers how to hire top performers. Subsequently, managers learn how to retain these people by helping them develop to their full potential through collaboration and motivation. Participants learn how to:

  • Define Position Requirements by Building the Ideal Candidate Profile and Identifying Desired Behavior, Experience & Competency Traits
  • Conduct a Legally Compliant Process by Avoiding Discriminatory Questions
  • Do Better Job Screening Candidates by Screening Resumes, Identifying Red Flags and Conducting Phone Interviews
  • Structure the Interview Process using Sequential versus Repetitive Interviews and Learning Interview Etiquette
  • Conduct an Effective Interview by:
    1. -  Laying out a Typical One-Hour Interview
    2. -  Using Traditional Versus Behavior Description Hiring Methods
    3. -  Defining / Developing Behaviorally Descriptive Questions
    4. -  Finding Contrary Evidence
    5. -  Asking Probing Questions
    6. -  Addressing Common Interviewing Problems
    7. -  Giving Feedback
    8. -  Executing Reference Checks
  • Develop & Retain Top Performers