Hiring the Right Talent for Your Team – with Devon Underwood - EP058

The RFP Success Show

Oct 15, 2019•34 min•Ep. 58

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Episode description

So, you’re ready to fill some key roles on your proposal team. But how do you know you’re hiring the right person? How do you write an appropriate job description? Where do you go to find top talent? And what can you do in the interview process to ensure alignment for the long term?

Devon Underwood is the Founder and Lead Strategist at The Talent Store, an executive search and talent strategy firm based in Tucson, Arizona. Devon has 15 years of experience in the space, and she is an expert in building systems and staffing solutions customized for each company’s culture, current processes and resource capacity. She founded The Talent Store in 2017 to help clients achieve their strategic goals by hiring top talent.

On this episode, Devon joins us to explain how to develop a strategic plan for hiring key positions, sharing what to look for in a resume and how to write a job description based on present AND future alignment. She offers several creative ideas for where to find top talent and how to compete in areas other than compensation. Listen in for Devon’s secret to identifying misalignments in the interview process and learn how to ensure that a candidate is the right fit for your proposal team!

Key Takeaways

Devon’s background in executive search + talent acquisition

How The Talent Store helps its clients hire for key positions

How to develop a strategic plan for hiring team members