In recent decades, organizations have often outsourced their hiring and recruiting to search firms and recruiting agencies. But current economic conditions, and the extreme costs of mis-hires have forced companies to take a look at their return on this investment. "Hire Power" presents an effective way for companies to bring the recruiting function inside, establish strong partnerships with internal management and solve this costly business problem. The first section identifies flaws in the system, as it exists today. The second section provides a methodology and defines a seamless partnership between the recruiter and the hiring manager. Section three lays out the design of an in-house search team that is positioned for a successful partnership. The benefits are clear: companies that take control of the hiring process with an effective methodology will quickly realize a drastic increase in the number of successful hires and a substantial reduction in hiring costs.
About the Author: Joanne Giudicelli is the founder of CornerStone Search Partners and Hire Power Consulting. With over 20 years of executive search experience, Joanne has conducted over 400 successful searches, helping companies to staff their information technology, engineering, operations, and marketing organizations. Her clients include organizations from a wide range of diverse industries. In addition to her search practice, Joanne works with companies building effective internal talent acquisition and talent management organizations. She is adjunct faculty at Golden Gate University's graduate programs in Human Resources and Business, leading courses in employment management and performance management. Prior to CornerStone Search Partners, Joanne was a Founder of Information Technology Partners, Inc., a Silicon Valley based, search and consulting firm. Earlier in her career Joanne was an IT professional developing and implementing business systems in various industries. Joanne received her MBA from University of California, Berkeley and her BBA in Computer Information systems from Temple University. She is active in the community and does volunteer work for several organizations including Guide Dogs for the Blind. Joanne resides with her family in Northern California. Helene Dublisky is an executive coach, management consultant, and experienced leader of more than 25 years in large corporate and smaller, entrepreneurial environments. She has served in executive roles and coached executives in both the for-profit and non-profit worlds in the US and Europe. She has led corporate-wide change initiatives as well as smaller, more personal ones, and now teaches, writes, and runs Omega Coaching in northern California. Helene has coached executives and teams at some of America's most well known organizations including Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Universal Studios, PolyCom, Kaiser Permanente, the California State Department of Health Services, and CTB-McGraw-Hill. She has designed and developed leadership programs for senior contributors across those sectors. Her work with leaders and teams provides opportunities for them to powerfully affect the world in which they work and live. Helene is adjunct faculty at University of San Francisco's MS in Information Systems, where she teaches courses in organizational politics, managing human resources and project management. Helene lives with her family in Northern California.