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206 Index
Assessment, pre-hiring:
(continued )
screening, 90, 124, 127
skill set evaluation, 181–182
Assistant managers, 73–74
Athletes, as talent pool, 99
Attolon Partners, 62, 144
Attorneys. See Lawyers
Background checks, 188
Backup candidates. See Farm
teams
Balance, life. See Life balance
Benchmarks, interview, 157
Big Dogs, defined, 82
Big Shark Bicycle, 54–55
Board membership, 92
Bonuses. See Compensation
B-players. See Poor performers
Bradley, Tim, 13
Branding. See Company brand
Brokerage Services, 11
Brooks, Bill, 10
Burdi, Vita, 113, 171
Burkhard, Chris, 39–41, 42
Business cards:
caveats, 86–87
in recruiting process, 67,
105
in soft sell approach, 107,
108
as talent database, 105
Businesses:
alumni networking, 112–114
role of A-players in, 3–4
valuation of, 7–8
Buzz, as recruitment tool, 103
Candidates, job. See also Profile,
A-Player; Teams,
A-player
due diligence on, 130–131,
132
evaluating (see Assessment,
pre-hiring)
farm team development,
44–55
screening, 32–35, 90, 124,
127
CareerBuilder.com, 106,
125–127
Caro, Robert, 201n1 (Chap. 5)
Case studies:
A-Player Profile, 22–26,
33–34
interview-related, 162–163,
167–169
Castle Construction, 71
CBI Group, 39–40
CB Richard Ellis, Inc., 11, 43, 68
Cenero, 53–54
CFO.com, 127
Children, effect on careers,
100–102
Choke points, talent, 14–15
Christen, Fred, 45
Churches, networking via,
87–88
Cintas Corporation, 25
Classified ads. See Advertising,
help wanted
Closed-ended questions, dis
advantages of, 160–161
Coaching:
A-players, 8, 196–198