Talent Rules!: Using Performance-Based Hiring to Build Great Teams

Discover the hiring secrets for building a strong, powerful, profitable team, one person at a time!

Almost everyone involved in hiring understands why it is so critical to find the very best candidate for a job. But few understand how to do it. People base hiring decisions on gut reaction or on largely irrelevant criteria. All too often the new employee is ineffective, unmotivated, or simply a poor fit for the job, which can damage morale, team performance, and profits for years to come.

In Talent Rules!, Lou Adler lays out a step-by-step system that empowers you to hire the right person every time. His proven methods help you evaluate candidates against measurable performance objectives instead of your own impulses, and make consistently sound hiring decisions that build a strong, cohesive team. You'll discover:
What your job descriptions may be saying that attracts the wrong candidates, and doesn't attract the right ones.How top candidates look for jobs, and how to get your position in front of them.The two effects that lead to more hiring mistakes than any others.The most important interview question of all time, which gives you 65 to 75 percent of what you need to make a hiring decision.The 10-factor assessment form for accurately judging a candidate's performance potential after the interviews.Effective ways to overcome compensation challenges and persuade a great candidate to pass up more money to take your job.How to make the most of online sourcing channels like Google, CareerBuilder, and Monster.