Case in point-I've just witnessed one organization take nearly two months to go through a hiring process with an "A" level candidate who, through a re-organization, was downsized. Another company who had actually JUST LET SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE GO, decided they needed someone of his caliber, and within 10 days had conducted two interview sessions and made an offer. Company Two Months made their offer in the same week, but alas, our star went to company 10 Days. Moral of the story- If you have someone who is perfect for the job, you don't have forever to make the call-someone somewhere will also see the value in "your" candidate, and will move mountains to bring them on board.
If you are in a position to do so and you have a great candidate, change your schedule to speed-up the interview process, make a quick decision even if you don't have everyone's buy-in (seriously, do you EVER have everyone's buy-in?), stop interviewing the "B" candidates that you think you should just because maybe they might be good, and MAKE THE OFFER. If you don't, believe me, someone will have an opening pop up and will swoop in and snag your prize before you even know what happened.
By John MallonJohn Mallon is a Principal and co-founder of Eagle Bentley Group, a boutique search firm specializing in recruiting insurance, employee benefits, and finance professionals. For the past eleven years he has worked closely with Fortune 500 organizations as well as start-ups in attracting top level talent to their organization. Please visit us at http://www.eaglebentley.com
where you'll find our blog and more information on Eagle Bentley's recruiting services.
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