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Get Obsessed About Hiring the Best


Raise the bar on talent management to achieve your organization’s goals for 2014


BY PAULA COMFORT


sonal and professional goals for the new year. I challenge each of you to do the same. Reflect on your 2013 recruit- ment performance and then create an organizational or individual recruit- ment goal for 2014.


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Use the following suggestions and questions to help guide the process:


1. Conduct and deliver all employ- ee performance appraisals by year end.


2. Rank your team members and have a plan for those who fall below standard.


3. Review new hires for 2013. Are they still with you?


4. Do you know your turnover rate? How do you track success re turnover rate?


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very December, I set aside time to reflect on the year that has passed and to think about per-


5. Where did you find your good recruits?


6. What about the recruits who didn’t work out? Analyze what happened.


7. Do you have a resume pool to draw from? If not, create one.


8. Do you promote, post and ad- vertise roles multiple times?


9. Do you have a current social media recruitment strategy in place?


10. Do you have a recruitment process?


11. Do you have a good recruit- ment experience in place for candidates?


12. Do you have accurate job de- scriptions in place?


13. Is your hiring team well trained in the interview process?


14. Do you have a collaborative re- cruitment plan in place?


15. Do you have a standard job of- fer letter and job offer process in place?


Paula Comfort has more than 20 years experience in the fitness industry and has performed in almost every role in a club setting. She is currently a partner in her own consulting company


360impact Group and has expertise in recruit- ment of top industry talent. 360impact Group has an extensive database of candidates for all roles in the health club industry. Contact her at paula@360impactgroup.com or 416-565-6025.


16. What is your talent manage- ment plan for 2014?


17. Who would you like to replace? By when?


18. What are you doing to retain your stars?


19. Do you have a solid onboarding and training program in place for new hires?


20. Do you conduct a 90-day review for all new hires?


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