Christian Wastlhuber

Beyond the Numbers: Engineering Recruiting Excellence Through Quality, Data, and Team Empowerment

One hire cost 116 hours of interview time. Discover a framework to prevent this costly mistake and hire for true business impact.

Beyond the Numbers: Engineering Recruiting Excellence Through Quality, Data, and Team Empowerment
#1about 4 minutes

Why high-volume recruiting funnels are incredibly inefficient

A real-world funnel analysis reveals that focusing on quantity can lead to an enormous waste of time, costing 116 hours per hire.

#2about 5 minutes

Engineering a simplified and effective recruiting process

The kickoff meeting is the most important step, aligning the team on goal-oriented outcomes rather than task-based requirements to find the right candidate.

#3about 6 minutes

Moving beyond vanity metrics with data

Replace vanity metrics like time-to-hire with conversion rates and hires-against-plan to measure quality and accurately forecast hiring needs.

#4about 4 minutes

Empowering the people in the hiring process

Recruiters must develop deep business acumen and all interviewers must be continuously trained to ensure collaboration and hiring excellence.

#5about 4 minutes

A practical guide to implementing recruiting changes

Successfully implement new recruiting frameworks by starting with lighthouse projects, finding ambassadors, and using continuous feedback loops to drive improvement.

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