ACSA PERSONNEL CONFERENCE

The Slippery Slope of SelectionHiring the Right Person Each Time

Presented by Pete Pillsbury and Michael McDowell

October 2014

EXPECTED OUTCOMES

• Renewed focus on the importance of hiring only the best

• Deepened understanding of the hiring process

• Knowledge of state-of-the-art tools to improve hiring process

WHO ARE WE, AND WHY ARE WE HERE

EACH STUDENT, EACH DAY HAVING A POSITIVE LEARNING

EXPERIENCE

THIS VISION REQUIRES…

The purpose of TargetSuccess is to select and develop teachers and

school leaders with the capacity to fulfill the vision.

We offer:

• Online criterion based predictive Sketches

• Behavior based, analytical predictive interviews

• Online, self-directed leadership development programs

• Surveys

Why you should be interested in our screeners and interviews…

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A Good, but not great, school district

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GREAT

TALENTS AND CAPACITIES OF PEOPLE

GOODGOOD

GREAT

High performing teachers and leaders

GOODGOOD

GREAT

POOR

High performing teachers and leaders

Costs

GOODGOOD

GREAT

High performance Attributes

GOODGOOD

GREAT

High performing Attributes

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Two critical tools:

1. Predictive screening Sketch

2. Behavior based, predictive Structured Interview

THE STORY OF TAMALPAIS HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT’S

PARTNERSHIP WITH TARGETSUCCESS

IT IS POSSIBLE TO CONSISTENTLY HIRE

TEACHERS AND SCHOOL LEADERS WITH HIGH

PERFORMING ATTRIBUTES

“In studies done by industrial psychologists it [the structured interview] has been shown to be the only kind of interviewing that has any success at all in predicting worker performance in the workplace.”

From: What the Dog Saw by Malcolm Gladwell

The Slippery Slope of Selection

THE CHALLENGE IS TO OVER POWER OUR SUBJECTIVITY

AND LEARN TO LISTEN OBJECTIVELY

• We need help to accomplish this…

• How can we help you accomplish this and ensure hiring the best each time?

Significant evidence of the effectiveness of predictive

instruments…

THE SELECTION PROCESS INCLUDES

• Screening

• Interviewing

• Hiring

• On-boarding

• Environment for continuous growth and improvement