Recruit Rockstars

Recruit Rockstars

by Jeff Hyman

About the Book

Would you trust your company's most important decision to a coin toss? That's what most hiring managers do every day. 50% of new hires are gone within 18 months. What if you could improve those odds dramatically—enough to fill every seat with a Rockstar? In Recruit Rockstars, Jeff Hyman draws on 25 years of recruiting experience to show you how to increase your hiring accuracy from 50% up to 90%. You'll learn why nearly half of new hires fail, how to assess candidates using DNA rather than culture fit, why 99% of job descriptions repel the best candidates, and the single best place to find your next Rockstar. Whether you're a CEO, founder, department head, or investor, this book provides a proven, repeatable process to put the right people in every seat and ignite your business.

Praise

“I read this book in one weekend, and I loved it. Everybody claims they want to hire A-Players, but Jeff and his book help you understand why B-Players are more damaging to your company than you expect. You can't build a world-changing company without world-class talent. Ignore Jeff's wisdom at your own peril.”

— Dick Costolo, Former CEO of Twitter, and CEO of Chorus

“Jeff has been a trusted colleague and valuable sounding board as we've learned our recruiting craft. Like anyone who does it well, he's made mistakes, studied best practices, and, thankfully, now shares his wisdom.”

— Amy Vernetti, Director of Leadership Recruiting at Google

“This is the must-read guide for any leader, in any industry, who aspires to build a team of top performers. I've hired countless people in my career, from GE to McKinsey to Northwestern, yet I started taking notes on page one. Jeff Hyman's Recruit Rockstars is the decoder ring we all need.”

— Betsy Ziegler, Chief Innovation Officer at Kellogg School of Management

Jeff Hyman

About Jeff Hyman

Jeff Hyman

Jeff Hyman launched his recruiting career at Heidrick & Struggles and Spencer Stuart, the preeminent global executive search firms. Today, he’s Chief Talent Officer at Chicago-based Strong Suit Executive Search. Along the way, Jeff created four companies, backed by $50 million in venture capital. He currently teaches the MBA course about recruiting at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and hosts the five-star Strong Suit Podcast. Jeff has been featured by Inc., Fortune, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Bloomberg, and other media outlets. He holds a master’s degree from Kellogg School of Management and a bachelor’s degree from The Wharton School.

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