How to Hire the Right People

  • 📅 April 17, 2025
  • 🕒 11:30 - 1:00 pm
  • 📍 San Diego East County Chamber of Commerce
  • 201S. S Magnolia El Cajon, CA 92020

The presentation provides a structured approach to hiring the right candidates, emphasizing the importance of a multi-step hiring process. Key takeaways include:

  1. Effective Hiring Process: Learn a detailed, multi-step hiring process that includes resume review, phone interviews, DISC personality profiles, second interviews, hire level assessments, and offer meetings.
  2. Attributes of Successful People: Understand the key characteristics of successful individuals, such as lifelong learning, visualization, adaptability, goal-setting, passion, and giving back.
  3. Finding the Right Candidates: Discover strategies for sourcing candidates, including using LinkedIn, existing customer bases, and industry vendors.
  4. Key Knockouts: Identify red flags in candidates, such as excessive job hopping, unexplained employment gaps, and high previous salaries.
  5. DISC Personality Analysis: Gain insights into how applicants process information and work productively with others through the DISC personality framework.
  6. First Live Interview: Learn what to look for in a live interview, including articulation, preparation, knowledge about the company, appearance, and attitude.
  7. Offer Meeting: Understand the key points for an offer meeting, including reviewing the offer letter, discussing company benefits, and presenting a ramp-up schedule.

Impact on Business in 2025: By implementing these strategies, businesses can expect to:

  • Reduce Hiring Mistakes: A structured hiring process helps in selecting the right candidates, reducing the chances of bad hires.
  • Improve Employee Fit: Understanding the attributes of successful people and using personality assessments ensures that new hires align with the company's culture and values.
  • Enhance Productivity: Hiring the right people who are well-assessed and aligned with the company's goals leads to higher productivity and better overall performance.

This approach to hiring will help businesses build a strong, capable workforce that can drive success and growth in 2025 and beyond.