Foolproof Hiring: Powerful, Proven Keys to Hiring High Performers - Hardcover

by Brad Smart (Author), Chris Mursau (With)

In their book Foolproof Hiring, business leaders and hiring experts Brad Smart and Chris Mursau give readers an easy-to-follow instruction course in Topgrading. This nationally - known and time-tested hiring methodology has been a proven winner in finding A players for thousands of businesses for more than thirty years.
Smart and Mursau distill the key tenets of Topgrading -- a systematic and comprehensive process - into simple explanations of the most common hiring problems. Then they offer clear and practical solutions to each problem. Deploying an effective mix of narrative, anecdotes, third-party research and more, the authors bring real-life hiring scenarios into sharp focus while offering a clear path for hiring managers to jump-start their efforts to find and hire more high performers.
Any hiring manager - not just HR managers - can benefit from the tools and processes in Foolproof Hiring. It's your key to streamlining your hiring so that you're seeing fewer but better candidates so you can pack your team with A players. That's a formula that's better for you, your career, and your organization. Why settle for mediocre hiring methods when you can leverage the knowledge and experience of proven results in the world of finding and hiring top talent.

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**Greatness Starts with Hiring the Right People. **

WHEN YOU GET HIRING RIGHT-bringing A Players into the organization and giving them the freedom they need-you set yourself up to succeed. Then why do so many hiring managers get it so wrong so often?

It's because they take the easy way out: gather a bunch of résumés, find what looks like a decent match, ask the same uninspired questions, and hope for the best, which statistically turns out to be a mis-hire about half the time.

The good news is there is a better way. One that can help you uncover dishonesty by applicants, overcome a lack of sufficient information about who candidates really are, and verify the facts you need to make effective hiring decisions. It's Topgrading, the breakthrough hiring method pioneered by Brad Smart.

Now, Smart and his coauthor, Chris Mursau, share the key elements of the Topgrading system distilled into an easy-to-read guidebook. They identify the most vexing hiring problems and deliver clear, practical solutions.

What would hiring 75, 80, or even 90 percent high performers do for you, your career, and your organization? Let Foolproof Hiring show you the most proven keys to successful hiring.

Author Biography

DR. BRAD SMART, the CEO of Topgrading, has often been described as one of the world's leading experts on hiring. Brad has written seven books on hiring, including Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Amazon best sellers.

CHRIS MURSAU joined Brad in 2000, rose to VP and EVP, and since 2018 has served as President of Topgrading, Inc. Chris directs Topgrading professionals who provide three services: (1) assessing candidates for senior positions, (2) conducting virtual and in-person training of all managers in Topgrading methods, and (3) advising companies on how to roll out Topgrading.