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Why Can't I Hire Good People?: Lessons on How to Hire Better Kindle Edition

by Beth Smith (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Every boss/manager/executive deserves to have the very best employees working for them. Think about the impact on the world: When companies hire the right people, work environments are pleasurable, productive, and innovative, and mountains move.

Beth Smith has developed a system of interviewing that reveals a candidate’s motivations, talents, desires, and passions. This is the meaningful information that enables an employer to effectively discern the absolute best fit for the role, the mission, and the culture of the company.
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Beth Smith is the founder and president of A-list Interviews. She teaches business leaders how to make good hiring decisions. She made a really bad hiring decision that led to her work as an interviewer. She has interviewed over 20,000 candidates in her career, and has a 91 percent retention rate for employees after a year.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B071FN3PM4
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Indie Books International (May 29, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 29, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 819 KB
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Beth Smith is the founder and president of A-list Interviews. She teaches business leaders how to make good hiring decisions. She made a really bad hiring decision that led to her work as an interviewer. She has interviewed over 20,000 candidates in her career, and has a 91 percent retention rate for employees after a year.

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Erin R.
5.0 out of 5 stars Helped me hire a great team member
Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2022
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Faced with my first hiring opportunity, I wanted some advice. A mentor and friend suggested this book, which I read closely and followed. Very helpful and now almost a year later, I am very happy with the results of the interviewing/ hiring process and even more happy with the person I hired.
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Sharon Rich, author of Your Hidden Game
5.0 out of 5 stars Every leader/manager with hiring responsibility should read this book
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2018
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In my first career, even after 10 years in corporate leadership roles, I had no idea how to hire well. No one had ever taught me - or any of my colleagues. HR would respond to our requests with candidates. I would do too much of the talking, not know what questions to ask to surface what I needed to know and base my decisions on gut feel. My gut was good for picking out nice, well-intentioned people, but not necessarily the highest performers. (As Beth puts it, I didn't need good people, I needed good employees!) If only I had Beth Smith and this wonderful book in my pocket back then! Now, many years later, as a business consultant, I often advise my clients on the expensive and painful aftermath of weak hires. There is nothing more important in business than making good hiring decisions. And there is no way to do that without strong interview skills. This excellent, easy-to-read, wisdom-packed book provides the roadmap every hiring manager needs to up level their game.

Sharon Rich is the author of  Your Hidden Game: Ten Invisible Agreements That Can Make or Break Your Business
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Tucker
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun Read! Immediately Applicable!
Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2017
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Beth Smith is smart, witty, fun, and insightful. She tells it like it is. The author beautifully articulates the all-to-common pitfall (overworked hiring managers desperate for relief, combined with the job candidate's need for survival) that leads to a poor job fit...without casting blame on anyone. She helps hiring managers to understand the value of waiting for the right candidate as opposed to trying to force a good fit by choosing the best of several candidates who interview for a given position. She takes it further by giving the hiring manager the skills to FIND the right fit.

Read Beth's book and you are guaranteed to minimize turnover, create a more positive and productive work environment, and hire the right people who genuinely enjoy the job you are hiring them to do.

I actually gifted this book to my manager (I admit it's strange to give a book with this title to your own hiring manager) She loved it! She is following the tips outlined in this book to complete the hiring of our sales team.

Beth Smith really knows her stuff, and I am grateful to have found this book!!!
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K. B. Robinson
5.0 out of 5 stars This book has become such a great tool for our company's hiring process
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2018
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This book has become such a great tool for our company's hiring process. My boss recently read it twice in a row before making two new hires and what stood out for him was how this book really helped us slow down the entire hiring process. We had time to think, reflect, discuss and make a more calculated decision with our new plan in place. We also realized that we had been too focused on selling our company to the new hire, rather than asking the candidate to sell themselves to us. We are constantly referring to Beth's book for loads of "best practice" ideas and strategies. It's become a new part of who we are,what we do and why!
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kathy c
5.0 out of 5 stars This should be every managers bible
Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2019
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This book is smart, funny and oh so accurate. As a restaurant owner I made every mistake in 'the book'. I wish I would have read this when we first got the restaurant, it would have saved us so much stress, heartache and money!! I can not recommend this book enough for anyone who is in an HR position or management. This is a must have!!
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Chris Liotta
5.0 out of 5 stars Concise, practical, and promising.
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2020
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The principles are clearly communicated, make great sense, and set you up for more than just the hiring moment. I'm so excited to put this into practice for our next hires. Our organization is ready for the kind of "good fits" this system promises.
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Liz
5.0 out of 5 stars Read This Book Before You Even Start The Hiring Process
Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2017
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If you hire people or even if you are looking for a job and you cannot get to the first interview you need to read this book. It is so packed with great practical advice - and lots of ahh ha moments, really easy to put into practice and a quick read. Loved it!
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Nicholas
5.0 out of 5 stars Thought provoking
Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2020
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Found some very usable techniques. The content got straight to the point which I appreciate. Easy read with applicable content.
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