The Transition
30 Years | Lessons Learned
The Transition is about not taking your eye off the ball and the importance of a formal on-boarding program.
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Anything can happen in the time between the candidate acceptance and start date. Do not lose contact with the candidate. Schedule periodic calls, lunches with staff, dinners with spouses, dates to fill out paperwork, choice of and pick up of laptop and phone. Use your imagination.
A formal onboarding program and the establishment of clear expectations for a new hire are essential. Most bad hires are a result of overlooking one or both.
If one of these tips helps one client hire a rockstar, avoid a bad hire, or save a promising employee, then my life’s work will not have been in vain.
To discuss a current search need or any of these tips in greater detail please call me directly 312-505-9543 or email jerry@adamspartners.com