Thursday, February 14, 2008

Never Quit The Quest

Even if your company has a hiring freeze it is still the right time to look for ways to upgrade the talent you currently have. Now might be the perfect opportunity to turnover the deadwood you should not have hired a few years ago.

You need to be looking for passive candidates, who may not be job hunting, but may be enticed to make a change for the right situation. This is the time to collect a database of potential talent, and to build relationships. One way to do this is on your company website. Allow them to register, fill out a questionnaire, and receive periodic information about your organization through items such as a company newsletter. Another way is to send periodic e-mails updating them on openings and other newsworthy items. Even if you are a very small firm, with no website, you can still find people through advertising, and stay in touch with them by e-mail and snail mail. The more aggressive you are in searching for top level talent, the more you can grow the firm in the ways you need. Never quit the quest for continuous improvement.

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