Blog Post: ASTD Fort Lauderdale Presents - Do You Know How to Hire the Right Person the First Time? - March 11, 2008

HR Managers, you are challenged daily with hiring, developing and retaining talented key people in your organization. It is essential to your company that you make the right hiring decision. Do you struggle with turnover? or Did you hire the ideal candidate, who was not the right fit for your company? If the answer is yes, you can not afford to miss this program.

The Fort Lauderdale Chapter of the American Society of Training and Development - ASTD presents – Benchmark Jobs- Not People. Our speaker will be - Randy Duffin CEO of TalentWorkx

When: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at 5:30 pm to 8:30 p.m. Crowne Plaza Hotel - Sunrise/Sawgrass. For more information or to Register visit our website: www.astdftl.org 

Are common biases affecting your selection process? Randy Duffin will show you why it is imperative that you replace common biases with factual data based job requirements. He will show you how to hire the “right” person, the first time using the TriMetrix benchmarking system. You will learn how to evaluate potential candidates against the benchmark.

This benchmarking system can be used to write appropriate advertisements, create customized behavioral interview questions, candidate selection, employee development and succession planning.

Randy Duffin will be discussing the revolutionary “TriMetrix Talent Management System”. This system enables human resources and training professionals to benchmark jobs and assess the talent required for maximum performance and retention.

Attendees will receive templates on how to construct 'Job Descriptions', 'Ideal Candidate Profiles', and Key Accountability Worksheets.

Register today - Early Bird Registration Ends - Friday, March 7, 2008. Click here to register -Now!

If you have any questions about this program, please email - Margaret Spence - VP of Marketing for ASTD Ft. Lauderdale at marketing@astdftl.org

About Randy Duffin:

Randy Duffin, is the President of TalentWorks, Inc, he brings over 21 years of direct sales and sales management experience to the firm's clients. The combination of his real-life problem-solving experiences with his communication skills enables him to provide an experienced, hands-on message to all audiences who are concerned about hiring, development and retaining "engaged" employees.

During his successful career with Paychex, Inc. and later, at the leading sales & sales management training institute worldwide, the Sandler Sales Institute, Mr. Duffin has worked with a variety of companies and industries whose goals were to increase profitable revenue and client development through the implementation of personal & organizational behavioral changes. Visit our website for additional information about Mr. Duffin - Click Here

About ASTD - Fort Lauderdale:

South Florida 's Best Resource for Training and Development Since 1978!

The Fort Lauderdale Chapter of ASTD is recognized as South Florida 's best resource for Training and Development Professionals to obtain best practices in the field of Training, meet other professionals, gain new knowledge and skills, and network for career opportunities. Visit our website for additional information regarding ASTD Fort Lauderdale - Click Here