Playing to people's strengths
13 September 2012
Debate is raging on methods for finding the best candidate for an organisation. Is a competency- or strength-based approach the best? Colin Cottell investigates
As recruiters search for ever more effective ways of recruiting the talent they need, it is surprising that an approach developed more than 40 years ago has remained virtually unchallenged in many of the UK’s HR departments and recruitment agencies.
Based on academic work by David McLelland at Harvard Business School, the competency-based model provides recruiters...