Catch Them if You Can! How Any Manager Can Win the War for Talent in the Global Labor Shortage

Statistics show that the baby boomers are exiting the workforce in huge numbers, and by the year 2020 one out of every thirteen jobs will be vacant. Projects will go unfinished, customers will be left waiting, revenues will decline, and managers will be more stressed than ever. Until business leaders adopt a new mindset toward hiring, they will continue to feel the pain of being short- staffed.

Catch Them if You Can! is a book about talent acquisition, written not just for recruiters or HR people but for everyday managers struggling to win the “Worldwide War for Talent.” Written in a story-based format, it is a quick, easy read about three managers who learn how to find employees during the labor shortage.

No matter what sector you’re in, no matter what size your organization is, you’ll gain a new appreciation and attitude toward recruitment. You’ll find practical applications that can be implemented easily, in any organization. You’ll get straightforward advice—backed by statistics—and a step-by-step recruitment plan that you can take away and apply immediately. Examples include:
1. how to re-engineer hiring practices and eliminate the traditional job-centric point of view
2. how to treat the candidate as a valued customer
3. how to identify the candidate’s career chasm, and bridge that person’s needs’ gap
4. how to market the “Wow” (employee value proposition) in any job opportunity
5. how to create a KPI driven recruitment plan that delivers results