Hiring Greatness: How to Recruit Your Dream Team and Crush the Competition

PRAISE FOR HIRING GREATNESS

"I know first–hand what happens when you hire the wrong person for a crucial position! It disrupts the entire performance of my team and slows us down considerably. Hiring Greatness is a step–by–step guide to making sure you get the absolute right person in those KEY spots!"
Barbara Corcoran, Founder of Corcoran Group NYC and Investor on the Emmy Award Winning Shark Tank

"′Hire your replacement.′ As a CEO, this is the message I share with all my executives. Finding, attracting, and closing the deal with exceptional talent is tough work. Hiring Greatness walks you through it clearly and concisely. This should be read and on every executives book shelf and referenced often."
Jonathan Berger, Chief Executive Officer, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock

"A–level talent is the most elusive and most essential part of a winning market strategy. Hiring Greatness cuts to the essence of the hiring process, identifying the right person who can execute internally and externally. That combination is rare, and drives success."
Seth Deutsch, Chief Executive, Industrial Group, AECOM

"This book challenges every myth in the hiring process. If you want great people, you need a great process. Hiring Greatness has it!"
Luke Williams, New York Times bestselling author of The Wallet Allocation Rule: Winning the Battle for Share

"If you′d really love to make a difference in this world, read this book and apply its techniques. Timeless, relevant, and energizing! A brilliantly captivating and vibrant book!"
George S. Best, MM, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, Boston Chapter of the National Black MBA Association

"Need a great leader? Then you need this book!"
Chester Elton, New York Times bestselling author of All In and What Motivates Me

"Talent attraction is critical for growth. Hiring Greatness gives you the hard facts and guidance to build a company that is not just good, but great! Every leader can learn from this book and be inspired to make changes that make a difference."
Dr. Cindy Gordon, CEO, SalesChoice Inc.

"This is a remarkable book translating David′s years of recruiting experience into a detailed roadmap for every hiring manager and executive. He is the perfect person to inspire us to hire greatness!"
Joe Zinner, President, Zinner & Company Inc.

How to Maximize Your Use of this Book xvii

Foreword xix

Preface xxiii

Chapter 1 Great Expectations: Defining Value 1

Why Hiring Greatness Matters 7

Height of Value: KnowingWhat s Important 10

Sight of Value: Finding What s Important 12

Flight of Value: Get What s Important 14

The Perfect Storm 19

Chapter 2 Architects of Success: Setting Up the Search Committee 29

How to Form a Functional Search Committee 31

How to Select a Search Committee

Chairperson 32

Duties of the Search Committee Chairperson 34

Chapter 3 Preparation: RecruiterNomics 39

The Importance of Due Diligence 40

The Job Description Your Foundational Document 43

Creating the Position Profile 51

The Confidential Candidate Brief 57

Your Interview Guide 62

Chapter 4 Positioning the Opportunity: The Quick and the Dead 65

It s Go Time! 69

Search Research: The Black Box 70

Benchmarking 83

Attracting the A–Players 90CONTENTS

Recruiting and Screening 91

Closing on the First Face–to–Face Interview 99

Tradecraft 99

Chapter 5 Finding the Right Fit: Lions Don t Need to Roar 101

The Importance of Planning 104

Interview Etiquette Putting Your Best Foot Forward 106

How to Shape a Robust Interview Process 108

The Quick and the Dead 112

The Five Pillars of Success 115

Four Common Failures to Avoid 121

A Progressive Two–Stage Interview Process 123

Face–to–Face Interview with Two Recruiters 129

The Search Chair Interview 134

The Ultimate Hiring Authority s Interview 139

The Search Committee Interview 143

The Candidate s Business Presentation 145

Chapter 6 Due Diligence: Don t Hire a Liar 149

Catch Me If You Can 154

Negligent Hiring 159

Profile of a Good Reference 161

The Main Event 168

Setting the Stage 168

Tactics to Enhance Your Reference Checking 172

How to Evaluate References Effectively 176

Chapter 7 Sealing the Deal: The Future Is in Your Hands 181

Five Rules to Developing aWinning Offer 183

Presenting the Offer 186

The Best Candidates Have the Shortest Shelf Lives 187

How to Extend the Honeymoon Period Indefinitely 189

Counteroffers 193

Conclusion 194

Epilogue: All In 197

Acknowledgments 201

About the Authors 203

Appendix A Position Profile 205

Executive Search Mandate 205

Appendix B Confidential Candidate Brief 211

Working with Perry–Martel International Inc. 211

Index 217

DAVID E. PERRY, nick–named the ′Rogue Recruiter′ by the Wall Street Journal, has three decades experience recruiting senior executives as Managing Partner of Perry–Martel International Inc. He has closed more than $300 million in deals on 5 continents with a 99.97% success rate. He pioneered the professional practices described in this book.

MARK J. HALUSKA is an executive search professional who has drawn attention from many of North America′s better–known boutique recruiting firms and choice corporate clients.