Recruitment by the Resume

If you were creating the ultimate market-friendly president for an emerging economy with good growth prospects, your end product would probably look a lot like Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. Princeton and Oxford-educated, well-connected, honest and armed with pro-growth policies, Kuczynski’s election was warmly received by investors.

Even though it is early to praise or condemn the Peruvian President, the lesson learned holds ground; paper credentials don’t always result in real life success. His Peruanos por el Kambio party holds just 17 seats in the 130 member Congress, leaving it susceptible to attacks from the opposition. He has already been forced to dispense with three ministers against his will, after they came under sustained attack from other parties.

What this tells us about selection and talent hunting at the corporate level? Is isn`t the time to check our practices and processes when it comes to finding the best candidate?

Isn`t time to reach out to third parties; companies whose core competency is delivering talents at your doorstep?

For more information on our recruiting package, please contact:

Nicholas Ntovas

Manpower