George Anders on Finding Exceptional Talent




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Summary: What changes should your organization consider in order to get the most out of the recruitment process? New York Times bestselling author, George Anders, discusses this in his new book entitled, The Rare Find: Spotting Exceptional Talent Before Everyone Else. George emphasizes the importance of new technologies and social networking and how they play a critical role in finding all stars for your organization. In addition, George explains why testing and assessments are key elements of the recruiting process to build a strong team and corporate culture. Listen and learn as George shares how highly successful organizations such as GE, Facebook, and the U.S. Army identifying, recruit, and cultivate top performers. George Anders is a New York Times-bestselling author and a journalist with three decades of experience writing for national publications. He started his career at The Wall Street Journal, where he became a top feature writer specializing in in-depth profiles. He was part of a team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 1997 for national reporting. He also has served as West Coast bureau chief for Fast Company magazine and as a founding member of the Bloomberg View board of editors. His work has appeared in leading publications worldwide, including The New York Times, Business Week, The Guardian and the Harvard Business Review. For additional training on this topic, consider these AMA seminars: *Recruiting, Interviewing and Selecting Employees *Fundamentals of Human Resources Management *Fundamentals of Sales Management for the Newly Appointed Sales Manager To learn more, read these AMACOM Books: *Recruiting, Interviewing, Selecting Orienting New Employees, by Diane Arthur *101 Strategies for Recruiting Success, by Christopher W. Pritchard