Episode 40

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15th Dec 2023

RECAST: How to hire A-player candidates using the Topgrading interview methodology

This week we revisit an episode of the podcast that originally aired on March 15th 2022. 

Do you want a better way to hire employees that will save you time, money and ensure you are hiring the best candidate to join your team? In the latest episode of the FocusCore podcast, host Dr. David Sweet takes you through a proven and tested hiring method and shares a simple five-step strategy to hire the A-player candidate.

Introducing you to Topgrading, a recruitment methodology proven effective by some of the best companies in the world including General Electric and Barclays. 

In this episode you will hear:

• How to engage your HR and executives to hire A-Players

• How to document and create scorecards

• Learn the easy, time-saving technique for screening candidates 

• Why are reference checks so important

• The simple process and the questions to ask  

These five steps are the bare bones of creating a recruitment process for your organization that our clients say attracts and retains the top talent.

Utilizing topgrading as a method to hire talent is the best way to sort through B and C talent and find the A-grade candidate that you want to join your organization and will ultimately save you time, money, energy, and most importantly, save you from making a hiring mistake.  

If you would like samples of a scorecard, please feel free to email me at david.sweet@focuscoregroup.com.


Connect with David Sweet:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdavidsweet/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/focuscorejp 

Facebook: :https://www.facebook.com/focuscoreasia

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/focuscorejp/ 

Website: https://www.japan.focuscoregroup.com/ 



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About the Podcast

The FocusCore Podcast
Meet interesting and inspiring and entertaining people who show why Japan is a unique, fulfilling and sometimes frustrating place to do business.
We will discuss how to hire, train and retain talent. How to create values that motivate, and review best practices that have worked and attempts that have failed. David will be speaking to company presidents, CEOs, CFOs, HR professionals, coaches, consultants as well as sharing with you some of my own experiences and opinions discovered over the years in this great country.
The focus is simple: To explore how to succeed in business in Japan.

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