Agile talent

Remember these new rules of the game:

The selection criteria for tomorrow’s talent could

scarcely be more different than the ones used today.

Selection based primarily on credentials, skills and

knowledge will no longer suffice.

It is essential that you come to know your potential

hires – who they are and what motivates them.

Executive recruiter, columnist and author Ralf Knegtmans

offers nine essential steps companies need to follow to

select tomorrow’s top talent. He builds on his wealth of

hands-on experience, his deep reading and research in the

field and his interviews with visionary CEOs and frontline

experts. If you screen candidates according to his experience-

tested plan outlined in Agile Talent, you will be able

to select the very best people to guide your organisation

in these turbulent times. This book shows you how to zero

in on the right people for the job, with little or no need for

outside consultants to help you. Not merely meant for HR

managers or recruiters, Agile Talent is of value to senior

executives and anyone involved in the selection of top

executives, managers and other employees – and to

anyone facing a recruiter.

Agile Talent will help you find answers to these questions:

What are the selection factors for future-proof talent?

How can I tell whether a candidate who shows the

hallmarks of an ‘agile’ talent will match the company’s

culture and strategic priorities?

Are there tools available to help me make objective

decisions regarding my selection? Will these tools yield

better predictions of future success?

Are case studies available of businesses at the forefront

of hiring agile talent?

How can I spot agile talent already working for my

company and how do I retain these talented people?