How do you get the best, highly talented people on your team?   The best possible talent is not actively seeking a new role so how are you going to find them?  How are you going to attract those highly talented, motivated individuals if they are already doing very well, are successful, and already working for one of your competitors.

So why are they going to come and work for you?

Typically recruitment strategies focus on the skills and capabilities of those candidates they want to attract to fill a vacancy.  However, have you considered that those candidates are just as selective as to the organisation they would like to join, what role they are interested in and what the organisation will offer them to come on board.  Have you ever made a job offer to a top quality candidate who accepts,  only then to turn around and decline in favour of another ‘better’ offer.   This is painful as you will have to start the search again from the beginning,  while the organisation is losing money until the role is filled.

These dynamics have changed the recruiting game plan significantly in just under a couple of decades when faced with relentless competition to get the best people on board.  To minimise risk, organisations are no longer prepared to take on life-long employees, where once they typically grew with the organisation and developed their skills while working with that company until their retirement.  This is no longer the case.   We are now creating highly skilled portfolio managers who bring their skills and capabilities with them.  This means that they are more attractive to hire because they will deliver results more quickly, yet they know they have the choice of who they would like to do that with now.

Organisations need to have compelling reasons to attract the best talent.  So why are they going to come and work for you?   What key criteria is a highly talented portfolio manager searching for in the next organisation?

Here are three top tips.

  • Top talent seeks to work with top talent

Use your current employees as a recruitment platform to attract best talent by sharing their stories that may resonate with  prospective candidates and draw them to your organisation.

  • Top talent seeks to work with organisations with a social good mission

This will resonate with today’s employees, especially with a focus on health and wellness, ethical conduct, fair trade.  Particularly the younger generation is interested more in experiences rather than consumer products.  People today are more discerning in doing something meaningful and valuable and seek to align work with their own personal values.

  • Top talent seeks to work with inspiring leaders on innovative projects

In many global industries now  talented people prefer to work for recognised centres of excellence in their field.   Organisations may have to take extra steps to highlight advantages they offer over their competitors to attract the best talent.

Today’s Business World

The reality is that recruiting the best talent has become highly complex and competitive activity, which now is a  two way street.  While organisations are very selective in who they will bring on board, the best talent is looking for organisations who take extra steps to highlight key attributes of their corporate culture that includes collegial workplaces, opportunities for shared learning and meaningful social interactions.

Executive Talent Consulting Group specialise in talent solutions, leadership development and corporate wellness programs.   Contact  www.executivetalent.com.au