Charlotte Staffing Firm Windward Partners' Shares Top Tips for Successful Staff Augmentation
All companies hope to augment their project teams with qualified people that work well and stay together. However, it's often easier said than done. Charlotte, NC staffing company Windward Partners shares their top tips for getting it right.
(PRWEB) April 18, 2005 -- All companies hope to augment their project teams with qualified people that work well and stay together. However, it's often easier said than done. Companies begin with their schedule for yearly projects, assigning in-house resources for planning and development. Each project has room for additional resource allocation, but when the time comes, companies scramble to find the right fit. And as the project approaches completion, knowledge transfer from contractors to client is essential.
Charlotte, NC-based staffing company Windward Partners offers the following advice on shoring up your staff augmentation process:
Defining The Need
Before you start looking for people to meet your resource allocation challenges, start by thoroughly defining the need. Create a set of job specifications. Don't confuse job specifications with job descriptions. Job descriptions are used to bring structure to the organization and to establish salary ranges. Job specifications evaluate the organizational needs that justify filling the position define the position's specific functions, duties, and responsibilities define the characteristics a person would need to be successful in the position. Creating a set of job specifications prior to beginning your search will help you focus on the right questions to ask, communicate the job and project needs better, and create the foundation for setting the new employee's performance objectives.
Finding Candidates
All of the preparation in the world is no good without candidates to interview. When it's time to go looking for people, the first thought in most people's mind is "run an ad." And although advertising can, at times, be effective, it is not always the best course. Less than 5% of people who respond to ads actually have the qualifications that the ad asked for in the first place.
Statistics show that most people get hired as a result of knowing somebody who knows somebody, etc. In the last couple of years, there has also been a dramatic increase in the number of Internet resources used to identify candidates. In general, there are 4 ways we use the Internet to find candidates: job boards, resume databases, news groups and our corporate website. We also work through several professional organizations and our own personal networks. With over twenty years' experience, Windward Partners has an extensive network of personal contacts to pull from. The goal is to find as many qualified candidates as possible to consider for your opening. In your search, leave no stone unturned.
Efficient and Effective Interviewing
A person's ability to perform is demonstrated by his or her behavior. The key is not what a candidate knows about a process or discipline. The key is how well the candidate is able to apply his or her knowledge and skills in a specific set of circumstances. To predict an individual's potential for success, we examine their past behaviors. In the interview game, one thing is true: past behavior is the best predictor of future success.
The value of having a written set of job specifications is that they can now become the basis for preparing interview questions. Windward's approach formulates open-ended questions that encourage a candidate to describe specific situations, experiences, or tasks as they relate to the requirements of the job.
Background Checks
Some estimates indicate that more than 25% of all job applicants exaggerate or misstate their educational and/or employment qualifications on their resumes. All companies are potentially subject to third-party liability litigation. Third-party liability exists when an employee of a company, during the course of his or her duties, injures someone outside of the company. If it can shown that the company knew or should have known that the employee might potentially cause the injury, the company can be held civilly liable for the injury.
To learn more about Windward Partners, visit our website at: www.windward-partners.com.
Windward Partners' approach builds one cohesive team that works across multiple projects, creating a smooth process for the client and strong knowledge transfer for their projects. This unique approach ensures consistent practices, reduced onboard times, and accelerated quality and effectiveness for your in-house teams.
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