Gain an understanding of the best practices involved in employee selection and how to align your process with the organization's needs.
Whether you are a sole proprietor or a manager in a corporate environment, there is a need to promote employees in a manner that recognizes their contributions. Sounds like a simple, straightforward task. All you have to do is search your workforce and promote the best worker. After all, everyone wants the opportunity to move up the organization ladder. Right? Well, not always. Besides, picking the wrong person can also lead to workforce disruption, lower morale and retention issues you hadn't planned on. It's always best to promote the right employees for the right reasons in the right manner. During this topic you will gain an understanding of the best practices involved in employee selection and how to align your process with the organization's needs.
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Agenda
From the Beginning
- Workforce Planning
- Building on Your Values, Mission and Performance Management
- What Else Do You Need to Consider
- Organization's Business Plan (Growth, New Business Development)
- Organization's Culture
- Organization's Workforce Budget
Where to Look for Promotable Employees
- Performance Reviews
- Succession Plans
- Employee Nominations
Defining the Need for Promoting Someone
- Why Do You Need to Promote Someone; Why Does an Opportunity Exist
- What Do You Need: Skills, Personality, Characteristics, Knowledge
- What Is the Job Description Telling You
- Why Not Just Select Your Best Employee
Advantages of an Internal Promotion
- You Already Have Workplace Information on the Candidate(s)
- It Will Be Cheaper Than Recruiting Outside the Company
- Internal Candidates Already Have the Organizational Knowledge
Decision Time
- Criteria Measurements
- Skills
- Achievement Orientation
- Emotional SelfConfidence
- Social Measurements
- Team Player
- Relationships With CoWorkers
- Sharing With Others Knowledge, Work Processes
- Coaching/Mentoring Skills
- Diversity Goals
- Seniority
- Identifying the Future Star
- Rely on Your Personal Observations and Experiences With the Candidates(s)
- Clues to Suitability
Internal Nominating Process
- Internal Posting Policy
- Self Nomination
- Communication With Candidates
After the Interview
- How to Tell People They Didn't Get the Job
- How to Handle Onboarding
- The Role of Coaching
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Why Lorman?
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Credits
OnDemand Course
This course was last revised on November 21, 2019.
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This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.
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Why Lorman?
Over 34 years and 1.4 million customers worth of experience providing continuing education. Our passion is providing you world-class training to help you succeed in business and as a professional.
Faculty

Carlton D. Becker
BowmanBecker Consultancy, LLC
- Co-founder of BowmanBecker Consultancy, LLC
- Extensive experience in human resources as both a consultant and senior executive
- Adjunct faculty, DeSales University, Graduate School of Business
- National forum’s agility training and development task force
- Past recipient of the Instructional Systems Organization’s national award for training and program design
- Speaker on talent management, both domestic and international
- Published articles include Tomorrow’s Leader, Identifying the Next Generation’s Leader Development, Using Competencies to Drive the Change Process, Beyond Succession Planning and Best Practices in Global Talent Management
- M.A. degree, The American University; B.S. degree, Kutztown University
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Why Lorman?
Over 34 years and 1.4 million customers worth of experience providing continuing education. Our passion is providing you world-class training to help you succeed in business and as a professional.

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