Evidence-Based Recruiting: How to Build a Company of Star Performers Through Systematic and Repeatable Hiring Practices

Develop and execute systematic, best-in-class hiring practices to seizeand holdthe competitive edge in your industry Defending your business from the competition through regulations, differentiated technologies, brand recognition, and other methods is no longer a sustainable competitive advantage. In todays fast-paced, ever-changing business environment, you must take an offensive stance to keep your competitors at bay. And this groundbreaking guide provides the inspiration, the know-how, and the tools you need to achieve it. This book guides you through the process of designing and implementing a data-driven hiring strategy that will secure your business for the foreseeable future. Revealing how todays top innovatorsincluding Netflix and Googledominate their industries, it shows how you can do the same by implementing systematic and repeatable processes that lead to better, more consistent hiring outcomes. Youll learn how to: Envision an evidence-based approach to hiring Distinguish useful data from the data you dont need Use the best technologies to achieve your recruitment goals Build an effective talent-acquisition team Improve on-the-job success predictions Design well-defined and objective measures to improve hiring outcomes Avoid the most common hiring pitfalls Data and analytics have been reshaping countless industries as they turn from anecdotal to evidence-based practices. The recruiting and hiring processes, however, have been intuition-based. That changes today. Evidence-Based Recruiting introduces an entirely new approachone that relies on irrefutable facts and data, enabling you and your organization to thrive in the new era of talent acquisition.