OK –
I have to shamelessly plug Mr. Scott Clatur (Manager of Talent Selection at Henry Ford Health Systems) again.
I asked what advice he would give a recruiter whose requisition load was “light”. His insightful comment:
“Of course, this is an ideal time to pipeline candidates for future needs and/or look to top grade current staff members that are not performing to expectations. The question I always use to get my hiring managers into the proper frame of mind for this discussion is . . . “
“Would you enthusiastically rehire each and every one of your staff members?”
This thought provoking question usually starts a very fruitful discussion around:
- Types of candidates we need to pipeline for future needs
- Immediate issues with current personnel that will probably result in a hiring need shortly
- The competencies/skills required to be successful working for that hiring manager within that organization.”
I LOVE this question! Of course it could be used in many other situations, including the intake session with a hiring manager when discussing succession planning needs, etc.
Scott – thanks for the great advice!
I hope everyone has a great week.