2012 april luncheon: get your match on (finding and keeping the talent you need)
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presented by:Meg GreenfieldInterim Director
www.cevforbusiness.com
facebook.com/CenterForEconomicVitality
Get Your Match On
Finding and keeping the talent
you need and WANT
Meet Matt
Meet Matt’s special style
The Story of You
The Bellingham Stories We Hear…
Bellingham is a great place to live
Relatively low job turnover
People know each other, it’s a close-knit community
Whatcom County has a low wage rate
It’s hard to find talented labor
Problem with finding staff who juggle work/life balance effectively
Macro-Economic Job Factors
Avg. Annual Opening Due to Growth 2009-2014
Avg. Annual Opening Due to Growth 2014-2019
Percent of total Openings 2009-2014
Percent of total Openings 2014-2019
Whatcom County 560 588 3% 3%
Seattle-King 11237 12625
54%
56%
Total State of Washington 20653 22456
Comparative Salaries
Computer Programmers
Computer Software Developers, Applications
Computer User Support Specialists
Computer Systems Analysts
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
70% 72% 74% 76% 78% 80% 82% 84% 86% 88% 90%
89%
82%
83%
81%
87%
Salary Differentials
Percent of Salary StatePercent of Salary King County
The Real Question
What Matters to YOUR Audience(s)
Your Story
Take the time before you begin a search to know your organization
• Internal assets survey• Community and customer feedback
Understanding that it’s great to be you
Your BIO
Who are you and what do you do that is totally unique?
Who and what do you want to be good for?
What do you really truly want?
Hiring to and understanding your culture
What’s the role of diversity of opinions?
How do you hire to match?
Meet Bill and how he talks about himself
He’s really good at:Air guitarFirecrackersHiding thingspArtying and halfing a good timeShooting paintcans at the dump and also ravens*
*this is Bill’s profile verbatim
Meet Bill V 2.0
I’m a family focused guy
I run a multi-generational family business
We help people in times of need
Always be curious about the worst picture
Being true to culture means that you say no and you exclaim yes!
Dare to decide to be a bit awkward
How to date
Did you do your homework?
Are you asking relevant questions?
Are you tempting?
Are you getting to tough conversation points?
Balance authentic with awkward
Ask the awkward and unpredictable
Appropriately vulnerable
The oversharing moment
Remember, everyone is being interviewed
The Terrible Third Date
When the hire goes wrong
The problem of inauthenticity
Truth and illusion
Perception and value
The Minefields
Honesty
DiscretionTrying to morph others into only the best image
RetentionValuing current staffHiring to the need
Retention Issues
Are you continuing to wow your staff and think of each as a new proposition?
Compensation
Do you use performance evaluations as an opportunity to benchmark your organization?
Is the organization receptive to feedback?
How to be always really truly real
If your brand value proposition is…
If your value proposition is…
Above all else
Remember that it is a match
