COMFORT ZONE
MEETING IDEAS |
I explained the idea above, so your meeting idea is to discuss how best to implement the idea for your test event. Here are some tips that may help your event be a success: 1. Have it at your offices, not another location. You want to introduce your job candidates to their working environment. 2. Decide how much, if at all, you want to qualify the candidates before inviting them. It is simply a resume review, or do you want to do a phone interview first? Or nothing at all? 3. Appoint one person to manage the event. Clean-up the place. Get good food - not fattening, sugary garbage. Barbecues are great. Some companies like to have beer to loosen the tongues of job prospects whereas other firms realize the alcohol may encourage their people to talk too much. Do something that is consistent with your culture. 4. Meet with your people to explain your "ground rules" - the behavioral expectations you have for them at the event. 5. Measure the results of the event by how many insights did you get that would not otherwise have so easily occurred that resulted in a new hire, or something equally valuable - disqualifying job candidates due to their candor. |