Performance Goals and Better Job Descriptions Can Improve Hiring

Ronald C. Pilenzo, Ph.D.


Consider the last time you were applying for a job. Would you have made a better decision if specific goals for a position were shared with you? Would you have been better prepared to make a quicker transition to your new job?

If your answer is yes, you're not alone. But in most organizations today, talent managers aren't required or encouraged to write a list of job goals, even in a highly structured recruiting process. The talent management model Placement by Objectives (PBO) aims to improve recruiting and retention by explicitly stating goals and expectations for each position. After all, the more an organization can do to narrow the focus on job expectations, the more clarity of purpose and commitment it will achieve. Job candidates should fully understand what is expected of them before they are hired, not after. This way companies can make faster, closer job matches.

Talent Management - Performance Goals and Better Job Descriptions Can Improve Hiring
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