Hiring secrets of the NFL
Subtitle: how your company can select talent like a champion
By: Isaac Cheifetz.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Davies-Black Pub.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Mountain View, CA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780891062196
Subjects: Employee selection
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: About the author; title: Determine the essence of the job; title: Discover the "true must" of the position; title: Hire for the needs of the future, not the past; title: Don't ignore key secondary attributes; title: Adopt either a "4-3" or a "3-4" sales model; title: Keep it simple; title: Value character; title: Minimize the number of teamwreckers; title: Understand the hidden costs of teamwreckers; title: Assess arrogance relative to function; title: Don't try to fix a teamwrecker; title: Welcome eccentrics; title: Seek talented eccentrics; title: Distinguish eccentrics from teamwreckers; title: Recognize the varieties of eccentrics; title: Learn how to hire and manage eccentrics; title: Recognize that ability is hard to measure; title: Choose playing speed over track speed; title: Don't confuse the map with the territory; title: Reject irrelevant metrics; title: Always consider performance measures in context; title: Accept that you can't teach desire; title: Select good talent with great will over unmotivated great talent; title: Look for resilience to prevent burnout; title: Create an aggressive culture; title: Hire people who share your goal; title: Pay for production, not potential; title: Be realistic about potential; title: Instill the habit of dominating; title: Beware "workout warriors"; title: Remember that superstars are overachievers; title: Winning produces money; money doesn't produce wins; title: Don't try to fix all problems with one hire; title: Assess the strength of your system, not your stars; title: Slow down to go faster; title: Beware the winner's curse; title: Recognize and buy value; title: Don't hire by habit; title: Draft the best player, not best at position of need; title: Hire from similar industries, not necessarily your own; title: Watch out for hometown heroes; title: Avoid "cogs in the machine"; title: Seek large talents at small schools; title: Learn to hire gamechangers; title: Highlight the business case; title: Define the organization; title: Specify responsibilities and qualifications; title: Market the opportunity before selling it; title: Implement "lean" interviewing; title: The end zone.