Better Hires, Fewer Fires - Softcover

Mike Russiello

Softcover

ISBN 10: 097969860X ISBN 13: 9780979698606

Publisher: Better Hires, Fewer Fires LLC, 2008

Synopsis

PERFECT FOR LINE MANAGERS. 100 pages. Explains the basic principles of hiring in a short, entertaining storybook format. Written by a line manager who also built a multi-million dollar company focused on hiring. Every leader knows great people are the key to success. However, few of them really understand how to find the top quality people they need. Better Hires, Fewer Fires tells the story of Steve, a line manager, who has a crisis on his hands. His only way out is to improve his hiring performance, quickly. With some luck and lots of help from some interesting co-workers, Steve discovers the Profile-Attract-Predict System, learns its secrets, and puts it to work. As he compares his results with previous hires he made, he comes to truly understand the basic principles. The short story format ensures that even the busiest manager will have time to absorb the key concepts, which can be applyed immediately to any hiring challenge. The Profile-Attract-Predict system works. Once you taste the results that hiring better people will produce for you, you'll become a believer too. - Barbara Anderson, Vice President, US State & Local Government Health & Human Services, EDS Corporation

About this title

About the Author

Mike Russiello has been helping companies hire more effectively for the past decade. He co-founded Brainbench, one of the leading online testing and assessment companies in 1998. In this role, he has helped thousands of companies, including many Fortune 500 organizations, and many government agencies improve their hiring practices. Mike has been the driving force behind Brainbench's innovation and leadership in the market for online assessment solutions. These innovations include Brainbench's development of computer adaptive online assessments and certifications-creating a platform that focuses on the needs for individuals and corporations to predict individual and employee success when it matters most: on the job. Prior to founding Brainbench, Mike was a leader with EDS Corporation, one of the world's largest and best managed organizations, working in both Sales and Line Management. Mike graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with a B.S. in Systems Engineering in 1982, and was an naval officer aboard a nuclear submarine. Mike also holds a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, San Diego, and an MBA in Finance from the University of Maryland.

Review

A simple story that can help almost any manager hire better. After making a number of less-than-terrific hiring decisions over the years, I could feel the pain of Steve, the main character. It s amazing how little most managers know about effective hiring practices, and how little they are taught in formal training and education programs. I liked the way the book showed me how to put the basic principles to work, without getting bogged down in theory. The compact, story-based approach is perfect for busy managers who know they need to hire more effectively since their career depends on it but who have limited time to figure it all out. I was truly rooting for Steve as the book progressed, even though I knew he would succeed. I ordered a copy for each of my managers. --Susan Redfield, Coral Group

About this edition

• Publisher: Better Hires, Fewer Fires LLC
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 097969860X
• ISBN 13: 9780979698606
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 100
• Editor: Linda Hines
• Illustrator: Melanie Vaughan