Here’s what has been proved to be the most effective to attract the best talent –
Align your mission, goals, and values
To begin with, you must have a strong and desirable mission. Your goals should be clear, down-to-earth and ambitious at the same time. Top performers want to be part of something disruptive and powerful that will add real value.
At the same time, the mission must be accompanied with the right culture and values. Beer days or team building activities won’t make it all. It is rather about having a really nice environment and dynamics on the day-to-day.
Most talented profiles aim at working with other talented people that are humble, have a respectful and open communication, and are willing to collaborate hand by hand to obtain the best results.
Make it challenging
Moreover, challenge must not be left out either.
Even if you have a desirable mission and culture, talented and ambitious people want to feel challenged and like they are developing their expertise.
In this sense, you can’t place overqualified people into certain roles. Their role and contribution must be in line with what will make them feel like they are reaching new victories through healthy challenge.
It’s not all about the money… but it helps
Economic compensation is undeniably important too to attract the best talent.
Although candidates can be flexible if the other discussed aspects are met, you can’t retain the best players if the salary you offer falls below the market expectations.
Be quick
Finally, you should also be agile in your interviewing process with top candidates, as it’s most likely that they’ll have different offers on the table.
Once you get a great feeling with a candidate, don’t hesitate too much and advance fast. It’s normal to be willing to see other candidates so you can compare them all. But this takes an extra valuable time that can make you lose your ideal candidate, only for finding out later that he or she was in fact the best fit!
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