Chapter 25. Candidate screening: Let the facts speak for themselves
In a scene from the movie Miracle on Ice, Herb Brooks, future gold-medal winning coach of the U.S. Olympic hockey team oversees the squad’s tryouts when he tells his bosses—much to their political displeasure—he wants a team with the 25 best players; not the best 25 players.
Mr. Brooks’s points of emphasis are worth considering, as there is a dramatic distinction in his words beyond semantics.
At some point, you will need to attract and select talent—the right talent—from outside your organization. This may sound like a daunting task—often involving job fairs, recruiting advertisements, multiple job specification reviews, and interviews—however, it need not be.
There is a little-known ...
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