Recruitment for managers
A practical hub to help managers make better hiring decisions, consistently.
Recruitment is not about filling vacancies quickly or delegating hiring to HR. It is the set of decisions managers make before, during, and after hiring: defining the right role, assessing candidates objectively, and validating performance during probation.
Few organizations train their managers to hire. Over time, this becomes a blind spot: managers are expected to recruit, yet rarely admit they were never trained to do so. When organizations focus on equipping managers, recruitment processes are applied with discipline, leading to better hiring quality, shorter time-to-fill, and lower early attrition.
“Recruitment rarely fails because HR is not trained. It fails when managers are not equipped to clarify role requirements, run structured interviews, and make hiring decisions with discipline.“
Simon Carvi
Supporting articles for managers
Practical articles, insights, and tools managers use to execute hiring decisions with clarity, structure, and discipline, from role definition to probation.
- Recruitment Process Made Simple for Managers
- Structured Interview: The Proven Way to Hire Smarter and Reduce Mis-Hires
- Behavioral Interview Guide: Ask Better Questions and Predict Real Performance
- How to Hire with the STAR Interview Method
- How to Use a Recruitment Scorecard to Hire Better
- Probation Objectives Made Simple: Set Clear Expectations for New Recruits
- Manager Tools: ChatGPT for Job Descriptions
- Manager Tools: ChatGPT for Interview Preparation
Supporting articles for HR and leaders
Articles and insights for HR and leaders responsible for designing and sustaining effective performance management systems.
- 8 Practical tips to improve hiring with busy hiring managers
- Oh sh*t, my hiring manager just hired behind my back
- The true cost of Mis-hiring is hidden (with example)
- My candidate phone screen interview Cheat Sheet
- Recruiting a unicorn candidate : When you should give up
- Recruitment Agencies: Smart Investment or Waste of Money?
- A demonstration on how to solve talent shortage
- How to prepare your managers for interviews
- Most HR issues are not HR issues. They are manager implementation issues.
Related Training Modules from the Manager Development Program
RECRUITMENT TRAINING FOR MANAGERS
Performance management systems only work when managers know how to apply them consistently. These training modules equip managers with the practical tools and routines required to set expectations, run performance conversations, and act when results deviate.
MODULE 6
RECRUITMENT FOR MANAGERS
This module helps managers make deliberate hiring decisions. It trains managers to define clear role requirements, assess candidates objectively, and run structured interviews they can document, compare, and defend : from role opening to probation.
MY MANAGER DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM
A 90-Day Manager Development Program. Not a workshop. Not a one-off training.
The Monday Simon Program equips managers with simple, practical, and repeatable systems. Managers learn to:
🟢 Set measurable KPIs and goals
🟢 Run effective 1:1s
🟢 Give factual feedback
🟢 Build and implement IDPs
🟢 Drive performance and alignment
🟢 Hire and onboard the right people
