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Building a great team doesn’t happen overnight.  It takes dedication, vision, persistence and the patience to find your next superstars one hire at a time.

Here’s how to build an outstanding team by focusing on each new candidate:

Call your recruiter.

Why?  Your staffing partner specializes in knowing the best talent in the field – both the established A-players and the younger “rising stars.”  The more your staffing partner knows about your needs, expectations and company culture, the more easily they can connect you with the people who will encourage your team to reach new heights.

Know who you want.

Do you have a sales or marketing team member whom you wish you could clone?  What qualities make them so outstanding at their job?  The more clearly you can describe the type of person who excels on your team, the easier it is to craft job postings and an employment brand that calls to the same sort of high-achieving, driven professionals.

Refine your hiring process.

When it comes to hiring the best talent, efficiency is essential.  The longer your process takes, the more likely it is that high-powered candidates will lose interest, or worse, accept an offer from one of your competitors.  Your recruiter can help you streamline the process.  And don’t neglect your interviewers; a well-trained interviewer can work wonders in finding the best candidates in the bunch and keeping them captivated long enough to extend a competitive job offer.

Get competitive.

Is your entire compensation package – not just the salary or commissions offered – competitive within the industry?  Top candidates know the answer to this question, and you need to know it as well.  Websites like Salary.com and Glassdoor.com can answer this question, or you can call your staffing partner.  Staffing firms track compensation offers, and they know what’s competitive and what’s not.

At SMR Group Ltd, our recruiters strive to help our pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device clients build the sales and marketing teams they need to thrive in a competitive field.  Contact us today to learn more.


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