CEOs! If you want the best people, get strategic about how you recruit them (3 recruitment tips for CEOs)

Every leader knows the importance of employing the right people. The quality and engagement of your workforce is the key factor of organisational success, mediocrity or downright failure.

So attracting and hiring those people is vital, right?

Now, be honest. How much do you know about your organisation’s recruitment strategy? Do you have one?

Thought so.

The bottom line is this: Too many Australian employers still treat talent acquisition as a reactive admin process. We only care about recruitment when someone resigns. Of course, the best performing organisations take a different view. They put talent first. And that starts with their leaders. With you. 

Here are 3 tips for what you can do to transform your results:

1.  Exec Meetings: Put people and recruitment first on the agenda

We know the drill for Exec Meetings. Numbers first, then sales, operations and maybe marketing. Then the rest. If ‘HR’ is consistently near the bottom of the list, try switching things up. You and your senior team should be talking about your people – current and future – as a priority. A simple agenda switch can send a huge message. 

2.  You have a robust strategy for clients. Why not for employees?

Effective, sustainable talent acquisition doesn’t happen by accident, and it certainly doesn’t happen by chucking a few ads on SEEK. Your Recruitment / People Leader should be... 

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About the author:

Mark Puncher is Chief Energy Officer of Employer Branding Australia. He loves his wife and kids, wine and employer branding, in that order.

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