Issues

In

Leadership Hiring

leadership hiring

Can you guess challenges while …

1: Gap between the expectation of the job

seeker and recruiter for a leadership role.

2: Key elements of success in a leadership

role.

3: Issues which HR managers face while

hiring for leadership positions.

The discussion will revolve around:

What Leadership All About??

The 3 pillars of Leadership are :-

1)Ability to see Future

2)Functional Competency

3)Charisma

Ideal leader should have all the above three

qualities. But its not mandatory.

One extra pillar :-

Energizing people that you are leading.

For Example :- Steve Jobs, Sachin Tendulkar etc.

Important Points To Understand

1: Are we able to assess that the person is close to

what we are looking for?

2: Is this the right person? Not only as a leader but

also as an individual?

3: Why not getting relevant responses on Job post?

4: Have you filtered the resumes properly?

5: How real you are good at expectation?

6: How much homework you’ve done on that industry?

7: Is the company on a growth phase or declining phase ?

What Matters the Most??

Credentials ??

Character ??

OR

Competency ??

Different Challenges Comes In Leadership

Hiring / Interview Process

The different kinds of excuses which we

get from the candidates:-

Bad Throat

Not Well

Travelling

It is very important for a candidate

what they want and also the company

what they offer.

It helps in saving the Time.

Hiring for Niche Skills

•Its not necessary to hire from good colleges

because we can get it from other small

colleges as well.

•Very strict way of sourcing can be wrong.

•Should not be very rigid towards the CTC.

Should address all the points in advance.

Characteristics you are looking for :- •Be Flexible in candidate role mapping.

•Brand awareness missing in people

( Know about your client).

•Clarity of future roadmap.

•Opportunity canvas is not crisply defined

•Doubt about job security.

•Look for authority span of control & culture.

•Need multi taskers & Visionaries.

•Collaborators and co- creators.

Cookie Cutter Approach

•Sell the opportunity well.

•Help them visualize the canvas

of opportunity

•Organize meetups with founders for better

goal alignment.

•Align the expectations. Make everything clear.

•Be honest with the candidate.

•Give them the worst picture as possible.

(Because when they will be ok with the worst then

they will be surely happy with the best).

•Proper understanding of the requirement is very important. •Give a proper picture to the candidate, what the company is looking for. •Ask the right questions. •Good knowledge about the company’s culture, people etc. •Company branding should be done.

How we bridge the Gap??

Must Have in Promising Recruiter

•Attitude

•Manage Failure

•Responsibility

•Development

•Communication

•Commitment

Key Ingredients of the recipe

(Cookie Cutter Approach):-

•Passion

•Ownership

•Eye on the goal

•Risk taking apetite

•No strict work boundaries.

How to do it Differently?

•New age Recruitment.

Sourcing (Social Media Networking).

•Employer Branding.

•Non Tier Based Hiring

•Best talent can come from Anywhere.

Let’s begin success journey!

“Success comes to those

who dare to think & work smartly”

Presented By: Garima Shukla Courtesy: IIM Jobs