I signed up for eHarmony: What dating

sites can teach HR

So I signed up for

eHarmony…

WHY?

Why people go on dating sites?

1. To save time and increases access to a pool of potential mates

2. To find the love of their life- Marital Bliss

Whys and HR Hiring Goals:

1. Decreased time & cost in sourcing

2. Quality hires

Sourcing:

Quality Hires:

Killing Two Birds

with One Stone

Whys and HR Hiring Goals:

1. Decreased time &cost in sourcing

2. Quality hires

How? •Assessment: both parties take

•Email with matches

•Opportunity to ask more questions and view profile

•Reaching out for next step- the date

Assessment: Both Parties Take

Email with Matches

Opportunity to Ask More Questions and View Profile

Reaching Out for Next Step: The Date

What we can learn

from & adopt from

the sites hows?

Organizational Fit Matters!

“Those who fit well with the

[organizational] culture stayed longer,

were promoted faster, and

demonstrated greater commitment to

the firm. Interestingly, these outcomes

of person-culture fit mattered more for

performance than did the more

typical person-job fit we think of

which is how people’s knowledge,

skills and abilities fit the specific job.”

Values Culture Behaviors

List of continuums of values-what you need to assess on based on

how culture is defined in organizations

I am working on

these, you don’t have

to do anything with

this slide- I’ll add

1. Define and Assess

Behaviors

“Adventurous”

“Bossy”

“I prefer a work

environment that has

strict rules and

regulations.”

No thank you…

Turnover down 50+%

But remember…

Assessment: Both Parties Take

2. Define & assess

your non-negotiables

Do you smoke? Will you marry a smoker?

Why? Keeps you from

getting lost in shiny

things that don’t

lead to long term

compatibility!

What else can

we do to make

better matches?

Best practices/innovative

ideas in selection:

• Realistic Job Previews/ Virtual Job Tryout

• Competition Based Hiring

• Improve your interviews

• Actually do a real reference check

OR…

Just check out the

back of their car…

http://horizonpointconsulting.com/blog3

/item/would-you-hire-someone-based-

on-their-bumper-sticker-s

256.227.9075

P.O. Box 1014 Decatur, AL 35602

Mary Ila Ward,

SPHR/ SHRM-SCP