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In today's "buyer's market" for talent, many nonprofits are experiencing a major increase in resumes for
their open positions. However, more resumes do not necessarily translate into
an easier hiring process. For most searches, an increase in resume flow
drastically increases the time spent on screening and interviewing, as well as complicates
the internal decision-making process about which candidates to advance.
When it comes to managing a high-volume
search, it is important to avoid a few common hiring pitfalls. In this economy, hiring managers might be tempted to begin to
source resumes to "see who's out there" before they fully define the position.
However, skipping this important step prevents hiring organizations from having
a consistent standard to which all candidates can be equitably compared. For other
hiring missteps to avoid, read this month's featured article on search pitfalls.
Also in this month's Talent Works, you'll
find information about a few of the prescreened candidates from our talent database, as well as the latest headlines and ideas about nonprofit hiring from our blog.
Sincerely,
The Team at
Commongood Careers
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 Uncommon Talent Spotlight
In this section, we are pleased to present you with a few active and available candidates from our network of over 30,000 nonprofit professionals.
If you are interested in considering any of the following candidates for a
position at your organization, at no cost or obligation, please contact
Kasey Gagnon at Kgagnon@cgcareers.org
- Program Manager, Peace Corp alum,
MBA - READ MORE
- COO Experienced in Scaling Nonprofits - READ MORE
- Program Manager with International Experience - READ MORE
- Education Professional with Classroom & Research Experience - READ MORE
- Sr. Consultant with Cross-Sector Experience - READ MORE
- NextGen Communications/PR Professional - READ MORE
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Avoiding
10 Common Search Pitfalls
There are a number of ways that recruiting
and hiring processes can go wrong, and hiring the right people into the right
positions is too important to leave to chance. There are a number of common
mistakes that can be easily avoided by utilizing some basic hiring best
practices.
Pitfall #1 - Taking Shortcuts with Planning
Make
sure that you have dedicated the appropriate amount of time to planning your
search before beginning the process. Too often, organizations need someone
hired "yesterday" and jump into the process by throwing a poorly developed job posting up
on a random smattering of job boards. Instead, take some time to identify
exactly what you are looking for in the role, make sure that all decision
makers are involved at the outset and that all stages of the recruiting and
hiring process have been outlined in advance. These steps will help you focus
the search, keep it on schedule, ensure that everyone involved is aware of his
or her role, and increase the chances of a successful hire.
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GONG! Director of Finance and Administration:
Project HEALTH
Commongood Careers is proud to
announce the hire of Tom Hamel as the Director of Finance and Administration at
Project HEALTH. Project HEALTH is a rapidly-growing national nonprofit that
works to break the link between poverty and poor health. At each of their six
urban sites, they mobilize college students to provide sustained public health
interventions in partnership with medical centers, universities, and community
organizations. Project HEALTH is experiencing tremendous growth so it was
vitally important for them to find a smart, dynamic and flexible finance
professional to help build the organization. It was also important for them to
find someone with an eye towards process innovation to implement robust
accounting and operational systems to support this organizational growth.
Commongood Careers and Project
HEALTH worked closely together to refine the requirements of role, to write a
compelling job description and even experiment with some different titles. The
Commongood Careers website helped us to source a great candidate and we were
thrilled to be able to connect him with Project HEALTH's Chief Business
Development Officer, Alex Quinn. Tom brings
10 years of nonprofit leadership and strong fiscal management experience to this
role. Most recently, Tom was the Director of Operations at an organization that
offers outdoor adventure programs for people with disabilities. There, he
successfully created new financial models to ensure that their resources were
effectively utilized and replicable. Prior to that, he spent 7 years at
Generations Incorporated, which engages active older adults in results-driven
intergenerational programs that inspire students and improve schools. Tom holds
a B.S. in Accounting from Villanova University.
"Project HEALTH
is thrilled to have Tom as our new Director of Finance and Administration. As
we continue to experience significant national growth, having him on staff will
be tremendously important. Commongood Careers helped us to figure out exactly
the type of candidate we needed and ultimately connected us with Tom who we are
confident will have great impact on Project HEALTH"
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Alex Quinn, Chief Business Development Officer, Project HEALTH
Want to find top talent and create a success story of your own? Email Kgagnon@cgcareers.org for more information!
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What's Happening in Nonprofit Hiring
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