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Greetings!     

Believe it or not, money is not the main motivator for employees.  Studies show that employees find the following things equal to or more important than money:
  • Employeestraining and support
  • recognition of a job well done
  • a fun working environment
  • a corporate culture compatible to their personal values
  • management's ability to attract and retain good staff
 
Take an honest look at your organization.  Do you need to get your house in order before you can begin to hire from the outside?  If so, we can help.  The Batten Group offers assessments of your organizational structure and talent needs based on many years of industry experience.  Companies seek our guidance when restructuring or topgrading their talent pool.  Call us for a free consultation (704) 841-2099.
 
Sincerely,
 
Jim Batten
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Hire The Smartest Person You Can Find
Great Managers Hire For Talent
 
First, Break All The RulesIn their best selling book, First Break All The Rules:  What The World's Greatest Managers Do Differently, Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman recommend that great managers hire for talent.  They believe that successful managers believe:  "People don't change that much.  Don't waste time trying to put in what was left out.  Try to draw out what was left in.  That is hard enough."
 
The Recommendation?  Hire for strengths; don't expect to develop weak areas of performance, habits, and talents.  Build on what is great about your new employee in the first place.
 
Buckingham's second book, Now, Discover Your Strengths features an internet-based StrengthsFinder Profile, the product of a 25-year, multimillion-Now, Discover Your Strengthsdollar effort to identify the most prevalent human strengths. The program introduces 34 dominant "themes" with thousands of possible combinations, and reveals how they can best be translated into personal and career success.
7 Interview Questions You Must Ask
interviewerQuestion #1:
How about those Yankees?
Purpose: Develop the rapport needed to get the interview off the ground.
  
Question #2:
Talk about a time when you had to overcome major obstacles.
Purpose: Get a clear picture of the candidate's past performance.
 
Question #3:
What interests you about this position?
Purpose: Find out how the candidate feels about the job and the company.
   
Question #4:
Is there intelligent life in outer space?
Purpose: Find out what kind of thinker the candidate is and how he deals with surprises.
  
Question #5:
Imagine we've just hired you. What's the most important thing on your to-do list on the first day of work?
Purpose: Learn about the candidate's judgment and decision-making skills.
 
Question #6: 
Why did you get into this line of work?
Purpose: Measure the fit between the candidate's values and the culture of your company.
 
Question #7:
But enough about you. What about us?
Purpose: Find out if the candidate has done his or her homework.
 
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Pay Better Than Your Competition 
Yes, You Do Get What You Pay For In The Job Market
 
employeeSurvey your local job market and take a hard look at the compensation people in your industry attract. You want to pay better than average to attract and keep the best candidates. Seems obvious, doesn't it? It's not.
 
I listen to employers every day who talk about how to get employees cheaply.  It's a bad practice.  You may get lucky and attract a qualified person because they are following their spouse to a new community or need your benefits.  But, eventually they will resent their pay scale, feel unappreciated, and leave you for their first good job offer. 
 
The Batten Group can help you improve your hiring results.  Contact us today! jim@thebattengroup.com 
In This Issue
Hire The Smartest Person You Can Find
7 Interview Questions You Must Ask
Pay Better Than Your Competition
 
Testimonials

 

"Jim Batten has been a strategic partner in recruiting top talent for many Regional Development, Science and Executive Director positions across the country.  We have come to know, trust and appreciate the partnership that Jim has provided to our agency. 

 

He is uniquely able to recruit top talent based upon his proven recruitment methodology, his extensive network honed for more than 20 years as a nonprofit executive turned expert recruiter for the industry, and his keen ability to intimately understand our needs, culture and the fit desired for one to thrive in our fast paced and demanding environment.  His intimate knowledge of volunteer/staff partnerships and the demands of the nonprofit industry give him an edge above other

executive recruiters.

 

Jim has become a trusted advisor and confidant to me and our senior team.  I would not hesitate to recommend Jim Batten and The Batten Group to any hiring authority seeking an exemplary search effort that will exceed your expectations."

 

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National Health Agency
 
 

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