From the course: Integrating Performance Management into the Hiring Process

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- In some of the early sessions, I repeatedly made the contention that there was too much short-term and narrow thinking when it came to making important hiring decisions. Companies were too interested in quickly hiring people for ill-defined jobs who had the traditional list of skills and experiences and who were good at interviewing. Candidates, on the other hand, were less focused on the career growth opportunity, the job represented, and too much on the start date compensation package. By moving the measure of hiring success from the start date to the first year anniversary date, it was shown that it's possible to achieve more win-win hiring outcomes by balancing the compensation package with the career opportunity of the job provided. The process starts by defining work as a series of performance objectives rather than the traditional list of skills, experiences, and competencies. But the impact of clarifying…

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