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Sunday, June 19, 2005

Recruiting Excellence: An Insider's Guide to Sourcing Top Talent - Paperback (June 1, 2005) by Jeff Grout and Sarah Perrin

  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional (June 1, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0077111214
  • ISBN-13: 978-0077111212




Product Description

You want to fill your company with smart ideas, fill it with great people. In times of boom or bust, it is the people that provide competitive advantage. "Recruiting Excellence" explains how the dynamics of the modern work place have changed, and how this has impacted on recruiting strategies. Split into three sections, Part one takes a step back, looking at the strategic environment: the candidate's agenda, changing employment market, employer branding, alternative means of sourcing new recruits and alternatives to taking more staff on board. Part two takes a practical look at recruitment - addressing the process, use of consultancies, headhunters, advertising, CV's and application forms. It also explains the psychometric texts, their use and effectiveness. It gives tips on interviewing and the final selection. Part three - After the selection- examines making the offer, probationary period and how to retain the key recruits.

About the Author

Jeff Grout is a respected adviser, commentator, columnist and speaker on the subjects of recruitment, retention and motivation. He is former UK Managing Director of Robert Half International, the largest specialist recruitment consultancy in the world. Sarah Perrin is a freelance journalist and writer, contributing regularly to numerous business and professional magazines. She is also the author of The Guardian Careers Guide to Accountancy.

Tuesday, June 7, 2005

Trust: The One Thing That Makes or Breaks a Leader


Product Description
As a generation of baby boomers nears retirement, our country is facing a dilemma. By 2010, there may be a shortage of 4 to 6 million workers, causing a dearth of effective leaders. Nearly every recent crisis--corporate bankruptcies, political scandals, moral failures in the church--can be traced to a leadership deficit. The common denominator? Broken trust.

Author Les T. Csorba sees trust as the most indispensable force between leaders and followers. Here he offers observations gleaned from two decades of experience in government, business, church, and family. Part meditation, part how-to manual, Trust examines characteristics of trusted leadership, including The 7 Principles of the Trust. Finally, the book features interactive elements such as The Leader Check: a guide to evaluating whether you are developing the trust necessary to motivate and richly lead followers.