Choosing The Right People is a Human Resources presentation about the importance of employing the right person for your business. Originally presented by Janet Henson-Webb of Aspire Cambridge at a Cambridge Network event.

1. “Choosing the right people”
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2.  Specification
 CVs and Interviews
 Choices
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Determining and choosing the next
member of your team

3.  S-Term & L-Term Needs
 Existing Role - Exit Interview – Why Leaving?
 What are the highlights? Where are the
shortfalls?
– Management relationships
– Learning/Development experiences
– Soft/technical skills/exp
The Specification: Step 1
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4.  Team Profile – mix of:
– Skills – Expertise
– Team Contribution
 Culture and Stage of Corporate
Development
– Maintaining or Changing
– Aligning Corporate and Personal Values
The Specification: Step 2
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5.  Essentials, Desirables and
Compromises
 Skills Transferability
 Realistic? Snail Porridge? Take
Advice
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The Specification: Step 3

6.  Interpreting CVs
– Actions Speak Louder than Words
– Perceptions – Know Yourself
 Interview Process
– Skilled Interviewers
– Team Profiling and Soft Skills
– Assumptions
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CVs and Interviews

7. Do Not
ASS-U-ME!
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CVs and Interviews

8.  Explore and Make Up Your
Own Mind
 Team Involvement
– Informal Chats
– Beware Group Think
– Team Fit but not a Clone
– Validate & Pursue References
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Interviews

9.  100% Fit to the Role?
 Training to Fit? Consider:
– Non-negotiables
– Skills training versus behavioural
change
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Choices

10. If you don’t know what
success looks like how will
you know when you’ve
got there?
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Choosing the right people is paramount to the
success of your business

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