The Secret to Candidate Retention is Hiring a Better “Candidate Fit”
Barbachano International, Inc.
Executive search and leadership advisory firm in the Americas since 1992.
Hiring the right people is always important, but hiring the right talent for top-level positions is absolutely crucial, as they have the potential to impact a company’s direction and culture to a magnified degree. Finding the right fit also significantly increases retention rates. After all, job satisfaction, which is the number one retention factor, is a natural result of “company environment and the degree of comfort an individual employee feels within it” (Harvard Business Review ).?
So, how do you know if the executive you hired is the right fit for you and you for them? Honestly, only time can fully and unequivocally answer that question. However, by performing the proper due diligence, you can significantly increase your chances of (and confidence in) hiring the best candidate fit for your organization.
Evaluate Your Culture
Find ways to rigorously evaluate your company culture by taking a hard look at how your managers manage and how your employees work and communicate. You can learn a lot through observation, feedback, and even (if time and budget permit) hired consultants. Following are some examples of the types of?questions ?for which you might need to find honest answers:
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Barbachano International ?is the premier?executive search and leadership advisory firm in the Americas (USA, Mexico, Canada, and Latin America),? focusing on diversity and multicultural target markets.??Outplacement ?and?Executive Coaching ?services are provided by our sister allied company Challenger Gray & Christmas.?BIP has been recognized by Forbes?as America’s Best Executive Search Firms for 6 consecutive years and currently ranks #26 and #3 on the West Coast.??