Bohan and Bradstreet

July 2018


Puzzle Pieces

Friday, July 27, 2018  by Bailey

 

Recruiting can be like a puzzle. Finding the perfect person to fit into an existing team and culture while finding the right time for the candidate to take the next step in their career is the challenge. However, not all searches B&B manages have a clearly defined scope with an established void to be filled. Helping our clients define the needs of the company is the cornerstone of our consultative recruiting approach.  B&B was approached by a global company with $300+ in annual revenue and multiple profit centers in Asia, Europe, and the Americas that was carved out of a global parent and purchased by private-equity. The finance department had been centralized at the global parent; the carve-out necessitated the creation of a finance department and organization structure. Our team partnered with CFO to create an organization structure, inclusive of roles/responsibilities, reporting structures, compensation structure, and job descriptions. What followed from our consultancy work was an exclusive engagement to find the Treasury Director, Tax Director, Corporate Controller, Corporate Accounting Manager, Compensation & Benefits Director, Financial Consolidation Manager, and 2 Financial Analysts. We are thankful for opportunities to partner with our clients which allows B&B to play a role in creating the puzzle and fitting the pieces.

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Attract Top Talent & Keep Them Engaged

Friday, July 13, 2018  by Bailey

Studies have found businesses that excel in talent management and recruitment achieve earnings of 15-20% higher than their peers. Recruitment can have a direct and very positive impact on revenue creation and profitability.

Here are some factors that are value-adding to the recruitment and performance process:

  • Measure if new hires meet expected performance levels and change recruiting and evaluation processes as needed; this requires evaluation of soft and hard skills as well as onboarding process and commitment of both company and recruit.
  • Identify best sources for hiring at various levels; engage those sources to be current with business evolution (i.e. promotions, new products/services, awards, expansion), best practices, culture, and other insight that supports reasons why talent would be attracted
  • Measure time to fill a position; validate internal vs. external supply chain challenges to expedite hiring process
  • Analyze characteristics of new employees that resign in first 100 days to best understand opportunities to improve recruitment and onboarding process.
  • Proactively review characteristics, behavior, and work history of talent that has added value to leverage future recruitment and evaluation processes.
  • Identify opportunities to reward performance; this can be pay-for-performance, special awards, promotions, recognition announcements, or time off. Top performers need to be acknowledged and recognized.

As a business partner, Bohan & Bradstreet proactively supports the recruitment of talent for our client companies through alignment of talent needs with candidate capabilities and expectations.

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