Recruit Smarter, Not Harder

By Mel Kleiman and Brent Kleiman

When recruiting and retaining employees affects you core business, it is time to look at you system. As the demand for hourly employees reaches record highs, businesses must evaluate their approach to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1893214044
• ISBN13: 9781893214040
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: HTG Press
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Fable With a Valuable Message . . . and More

Have you read Eli Goldratt's "The Goal?" How about other business novels that read like a story, but teach valuable business lessons? "Recruit Smarter, Not Harder" is one of those instructive tales. The lesson is about recruiting the best hourly employees, a message that is vital to today's employers. The setting is a grocery retailer, but could easily apply to any organization employing hourly workers.The key to success today is recruiting, hiring, and retaining top talent. Competition for top talent will intensify as the economy heats up again, so now is the time to learn the lessons of this book . . . and apply them. Human resources professionals, small company owners, managers, and supervisors will all benefit from this quick read. There are many lessons in this book including "A Marketing Approach to Recruiting, Jobseeker Profiles, Job Analysis, Attracting Applicants, Sources of Applicants, and Managing Turnover. Appendices on the authors' Magnetic Company philosophy and tactics add value to the book, as do the summaries at the end of each chapter. Lots of helpful, practical knowledge packed into a story that's easy and enjoyable to read. The lessons almost sneak up on you as you read the interesting tale. Good balance between fiction and moral.