The number one complaint that employers in the area deal with right now is finding, retaining and teaching qualified individuals to be their employees. Often times, we see more “NOW HIRING” signs dotted along the road instead of advertisements for the businesses themselves. A manager hopes for a warm body so they can fulfill the shift numbers or an owner needs someone, ANYONE, just to keep their business open.
More than a few businesses will even hire on the spot and put a person to work, which gives the employees in the FM area a lot of power. You don’t want to work on a Tuesday and the boss won’t give you the day off. You can walk out, get a job across the street and the world keeps spinning for the employee.
This is not the case at Hatch Realty.
(JJ Gordon at Erik Hatch’s Book Release, Sept 2019)
No, not at all. In fact, Erik Hatch and his team have designed a nine step hiring process that makes a potential employee WORK to just get to the next step of the job. The position isn’t handed out on a silver platter, the goal is to make sure that this individual will excel, enjoy their time, lift up their team members and make the company better by being a part of it.
Here are the steps
1. Cast a Wide Net
2. Research Candidates
3. Career Night
4. Essay Questions
5. Phone Interview
6. Reference Checks
7. 3-Hour INterview
8. Validation by Department
9. Offer the Job
Erik details a few of these items and how this set of guidelines did not happen overnight. You can hear the passion in Erik’s voice, he doesn’t set out to find someone…he sets out to find THE ONE! And he also makes sure that his company is the right spot for that individual.
If you listen to the podcast and are interested in reading more about what Erik’s adventures in business look like – you can purchase his book “Playing for the Person Next to You: A Guide to Servant Leadership,” by clicking on the link below.
ERIK HATCH’S BOOK
(Erik Hatch and JJ Gordon in the KFGO Studios)
ADDITIONAL CONTENT:
KFGO Blog –
JJ Reviews Erik Hatch’s Book “Playing for the Person Next to You”
KFGO Podcast –
Patrick Kirby Discusses Breaking and Un-Breaking Fundraising
KFGO Podcast –
KFGO’s IT Guy Is Paying For His Wedding…With Magic Cards?!?
KFGO Podcast –
Daily’s Market is Filling a Void in Downtown Business
(Amy Iler & JJ Gordon are talk-show hosts at 790 AM KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. “It Takes 2 with Amy & JJ” can be heard weekdays 11am-2pm. Check out the show page on
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@JJGodon701
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