| Universally, hiring in wholesale
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| | extent of it. Remember, the candidate, if
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| distribution has become one of the
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| | she/he is smart, has prepared for this
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| biggest challenges we face in today's
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| | interview. The candidate has practiced,
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| business environment. It doesn't seem to
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| | thought up potential questions and done
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| matter what kind of resources we employ,
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| | research on your company. The question
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| what type of pre-employment testing we
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| | then becomes, why you haven't done the
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| use or even which recruiting firm we
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| | same. Review the resume and jot down a
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| choose, it is still quite a gamble. The
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| | list of questions that immediately come
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| odds end up being 50-50 regardless. I
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| | to mind. Research the companies the
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| know that there are a lot of Human
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| | candidate has worked for using the
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| Resource professionals out there whose
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| | internet. Ask pertinent questions about
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| hair is going to stand up on the back of
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| | each company to determine just how
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| their necks as they read this. I look
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| | engaged and informed the candidate really
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| forward to their feedback.Let's face it.
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| | is.If you want to spend a little money,
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| What tools have we come to use that can
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| | there are firms that will dig up
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| really predict reliably how successful a
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| | information on almost anybody. In today's
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| person will be on the job? By the way, I
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| | environment, ethics, character,
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| personally believe you can spend $1000 on
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| | integrity, honesty and trustworthiness
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| personality profiling or less than $100
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| | are even more important in the hiring
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| and get about the same odds on success. I
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| | decision. The next time you have an
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| am not saying that personality profile
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| | interview scheduled; challenge yourself
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| testing is worthless. It's just another
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| | to spend as much time preparing for the
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| one of those tools we have learned to use
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| | interview as you intend to spend in the
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| in wholesale distribution when making a
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| | interview itself. You might find that
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| hiring decision. I believe it should just
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| | your interviews get longer and you won't
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| be considered one small piece of the
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| | make the most common mistake made in
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| puzzle. Candidates should not be
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| | hiring process today. What is that
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| confirmed or rejected simply on the basis
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| | mistake you ask? Research indicates that
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| of these tests.Unemployment
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| | over 60% of the hiring decisions made are
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| RateUnemployment today is less than 5%.
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| | made in the first 5 minutes of the
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| That means we are in a very tough hiring
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| | interview.The Generational ChallengeIn
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| market. Personally, except for a limited
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| | closing, we are facing a challenge today
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| number of applicants that may be in a
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| | that is difficult for those of us that
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| career transition, I believe that people
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| | are "Baby Boomers" to understand. It used
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| that are unemployed when we have a 4.6%
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| | to be called the generation gap. It is
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| unemployment rate just don't want to
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| | often referred to as generational
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| work. That means what is left to hire is
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| | diversity in the workplace but that is an
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| the "Cream of the Crud".Generally
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| | entirely different subject for another
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| speaking, the people you want to hire
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| | article.Let's focus on the generation
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| already have a job. They are currently
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| | Xer's and the Nexter's and how they
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| employed by someone else. Does that mean
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| | relate to hiring success.Some
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| we need to hire a recruiting firm every
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| | Definitions: Baby boomers - born
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| time we have a job opening? Maybe, maybe
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| | 1943-1964 Generation Xers - born 1965 -
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| not, it depends on the position and the
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| | 1980 Generation veterans - born 1922 -
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| timeline for replacement. However, it is
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| | 1942 Boomers - Xers are greedy, lazy and
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| more dependant on how effective your
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| | have poor work ethics Xers - Boomers are
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| company has become at recruitment
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| | obsessive, dictatorial and lack
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| strategy, recruitment networking and
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| | understanding. They "live to work" and we
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| creating a reputation for being an
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| | "work to live" Veterans - considered a
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| employer of choice.RecruitmentRecruitment
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| | pain in the back side for action oriented
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| isn't something you do as soon as you
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| | boomers and technology crazed
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| have a job opening. Recruitment is a
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| | Xers Nexters - born between 1981 -
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| never ending process. Management team
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| | 2000 Young teens just entering the work
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| members should be recruiting all the
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| | force Fast food Technology Web page
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| time. It is not just the responsibility
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| | builders Willing to work and learn Seen
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| of the Human Resource manager. Every
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| | by Generation Xers as self-absorbed,
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| management team should have a bank of
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| | spoiled bratsXers and Nexters change jobs
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| potential new employees based on contacts
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| | much more frequently than we Baby Boomers
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| they have made over the course of several
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| | are accustom to. The most recent
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| years. Just because you are recruiting
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| | statistic I read about employees changing
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| doesn't mean you have to have an
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| | jobs is that an average employee coming
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| immediate job opening. Remember, you are
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| | out of college in 2003 expects to change
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| looking for people that are already
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| | jobs at least five/seven times. That
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| employed. Challenge your HR director to
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| | statistic may be conservative today. Some
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| develop a recruiting strategy that
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| | college professors argue that changing
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| includes the entire management team and
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| | jobs is a good thing. It can be an actual
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| holds them accountable. Perhaps an
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| | career strategy. Changing jobs increase
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| incentive can be attached to the
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| | your income, status and responsibility.
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| strategy.I know of one President of a
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| | "If your industry is on the move, you
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| medium sized company that carries a
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| | should be too." I actually witnessed
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| second business card that has the
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| | that quote personally.There are avid
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| following printed on the back of it."You
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| | proponents of a career advancement
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| seem to be the kind of person that would
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| | strategy that encourages changing jobs as
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| fit in well at our company. We are always
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| | a routine strategic move. This strategy
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| interested in talking to individuals like
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| | encompasses carefully planning your job
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| you. If you are interested in a career
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| | change to be in alignment with your long
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| change, Please contact Joe @
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| | term goals. If you intend to be the
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| 111-111-1111. Please reference my name
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| | president of a company, speed and
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| when you call."How many times do you run
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| | coordination is critical.Independent,
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| into aggressive, inspiring, and hard
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| | unscientific surveys have been part of my
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| working people on a day to day basis that
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| | resources during my six years as a
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| would fit in well at your company?
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| | consultant. These surveys support the
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| Waiters, waitresses, sales people, clerks
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| | fact that Generation X'ers and Nexter's
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| at hotels, the list could go on. This
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| | are a much more mobile work force than
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| could be a major contributor to your bank
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| | what we Boomers are used to. Maybe that's
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| of potential new employees. Of course,
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| | why you often hear the tongue in cheek
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| you can't overlook or ignore all the
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| | quotation in wholesale distribution, ---
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| traditional recruitment methods. Your HR
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| | "If you want Loyalty --- Buy a Dog."For
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| manager can outline those in your
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| | example, one survey of 275 distributors
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| strategy.The Hiring ProcessLet's start
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| | reported:- Seven out of ten employees
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| with the resume. First, how many of you
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| | have less than ten years with their
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| have ever seen a resume that doesn't say
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| | current employer- Baby Boomers work for
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| good things about the applicant? Most
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| | the same employer three times longer than
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| resumes are written very well. People
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| | GenXers and this ratio will probably be
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| take classes, buy software and even hire
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| | higher for Nexter's.It's no wonder that
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| employment consultants that make sure
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| | recruitment and retention are often
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| these resumes present the candidate in
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| | listed in wholesale distribution surveys
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| the most favorable light. Don't believe
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| | as the number one challenge facing
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| for a minute that all resumes are 100%
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| | management today. This is all the more
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| truthful. Don't believe for a minute that
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| | reason to take the recruitment and hiring
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| most resumes don't contain exaggeration
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| | process seriously. Track your turn-over
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| and enhancement.How about references?
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| | rates, develop a documented recruitment
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| How many of you think that anyone would
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| | strategy, get every manager involved and
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| be foolish enough to list somebody as a
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| | hold them accountable. Once you hire
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| reference that is not going to say
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| | them, you have to keep them. Take the
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| wonderful things about the applicant?
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| | following reality test to see if you can
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| Give me a break! Today, most companies
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| | qualify as an employer of choice.Do your
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| instruct their managers not to give out
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| | employees receive career counseling?Is
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| any information beyond basic date of hire
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| | there a recently updated wage and salary
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| and verification of employment. You do
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| | plan in place?Do performance incentives
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| check references don't you? If you don't
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| | exist across the board?Do your employees
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| you should even though you are likely to
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| | receive regularly scheduled training and
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| get only positive responses or no
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| | education?Do they receive monthly
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| information at all. Sometimes if the
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| | performance updates and recognition
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| reference is a talker and you are a
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| | beyond a once a year performance
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| skilled interviewer, you can get some
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| | review?Does customer feedback on peer
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| good information about the candidate. Try
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| | reviews play a role in their
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| this technique the next time you are
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| | evaluations?Are suggestions reviewed and
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| checking references. Find out the
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| | awarded?Is there both a formal and
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| department the applicant worked in. Get
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| | informal communication channel?Are
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| names of peers if possible. Call someone
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| | employees treated with respect?Does
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| in the department that the employee
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| | empowerment exist throughout the
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| worked in other than the reference
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| | organization?Does the company have a
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| listed. Ask them about the applicant. You
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| | strategic plan that is owned by the
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| are likely to get a more honest, unbiased
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| | employees?Does that plan include a human
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| assessment of the candidate. Of course if
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| | resource strategy?One last thought,
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| the applicant is still employed at the
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| | remember, recruitment isn't just an
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| company this is not
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| | external exercise. Look at your existing
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| recommended.Interviewing the candidate---
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| | employees; invest in them; provide
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| At the risk of getting more stinging
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| | training, education and other development
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| feedback, I can't help but state that the
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| | activities. Take succession planning at
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| majority of managers in wholesale
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| | all management levels seriously. Dr. Rick
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| distribution do a very poor job of
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| | Johnson () is the founder of CEO
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| interviewing potential new employees.
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| | Strategist LLC. an experienced based firm
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| First of all, most managers have never
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| | specializing in leadership, strategic
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| been trained on the interview process. It
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| | planning and the creation of competitive
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| requires excellent communication skills
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| | advantage in wholesale distribution. CEO
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| which includes the ability to really
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| | Strategist LLC. works in an advisory
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| listen. Many times, we are thinking of
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| | capacity with distributor executives in
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| our next question while the candidate is
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| | board representation, executive coaching,
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| answering our first question. That is
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| | team coaching and education and training
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| reason enough to always have two people
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| | to make the changes necessary to create
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| involved in the interview. The second
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| | or maintain competitive advantage. You
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| problem most managers encounter is the
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| | can contact them by calling 352-750-0868,
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| fact that they don't prepare well. They
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| | or visit for more information. CEO
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| don't do their homework. Sure, they look
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| | Strategist - experts in Strategic
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| over the resume, but that's usually the
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