Lean Recruitment Finding Better Talent Faster

The prospect of finding the right candidate for an open job position can be daunting to even the most seasoned manager. There is more competition than ever for high performing employees, and the ramifications of making a poor hire are significant. Only the largest and wealthiest organizations can afford the standard of service offered by traditional recruitment firms……until now.Based on years of experience recruiting for clients, Gary Romano and Alison LaRocca (Principals of Civitas Strategies and Access HR) present Lean Recruitment©- a proven recruiting methodology they devised specifically for businesses and nonprofits to self-implement at fraction of the cost and time of traditional recruiting.In Lean Recruitment: Finding Better Talent Faster you will learn how to:•Identify and prioritize the most essential qualifications for any job in your organization.•Construct a highly-effective job announcement designed to attract the talent you want.•Mobilize your personal network to build a pool of quality candidates.•Strategically select the ‘where’ and ‘how’ of sharing the job posting to maximize impact.•Use virtual headhunting to target the top performers in your field for possible candidacy…even if they aren’t currently seeking a new job.•Employ research-based scoring techniques to quickly narrow the applicant pool and eliminate biases in decision-making.•Interview potential candidates with maximum efficacy.Lean Recruitment: Finding Better Talent Faster is the toolbox you are looking for to find the talent you need, quickly and at any budget.

Gary Romano founded Civitas Strategies in 2010 to provide high-quality management consulting to for- and nonprofits working to serve the common good. The firm quickly took off, and has recently grown to include spin-off company Access HR (www.accesshrsystems.com), which provides cost-effective talent management and recruitment services, as well as coaching for individuals looking for new jobs. With more than 20 years of management and consulting experience, Gary has extensive expertise helping organizations move from vision to implementation. Gary holds a Masters in Urban Affairs from Virginia Tech and a Bachelors of the Arts from Stony Brook University Alison LaRocca is the Engagement Manager for Civitas Strategies, where she plays a key role in leading a variety of client projects. She specializes in helping clients to increase their social impact through strategy design and implementation. Alison also serves as a principal consultant with Access HR, helping clients to design affordable and sustainable talent management solutions. Prior to joining Civitas Strategies, Alison taught at the award-winning Community Day Charter Public School located in Lawrence, MA. Alison holds a Masters of Education from Merrimack College and a Bachelor of Arts in History from Williams College.