The speaker argues that hiring process design determines the people you hire: to attract top talent, organisations need engaged, effective hiring managers. In competitive labour markets top candidates have many choices, so passive hiring (waiting or ‘hoping’) fails to secure top talent while proactive, engaged managers win them.
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We have to be great at hiring and other things to deliver on our goals. And it turns out how we hire impacts who we hire. So to get the right who, we have to be great at the how. Now let's talk about one of the primary reasons we have to be great at hiring. In any labor market, in any kind of economy, top talent demands engaged, effective hiring managers. For many of us, the power has shifted. Top talent has a lot of choice. We're not the only company hiring people like them. So I have some good news and bad news. If you're really engaged, top talent will go to you. If you're not, if you're one of those more passive hiring managers just kind of employing the hope strategy, the try harder strategy, or just waiting for the right candidate to come along or be presented to you on a silver platter, you're probably not going to get top talent.