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Hiring Talent for Social Enterprises
Simple strategies to build a dedicated, values-aligned team
Hiring Talent for Social Enterprises
Learn How To
Recruit a dedicated and values-aligned team with the skills to help you reach your goals
Add structure to your hiring process with simple templates for job descriptions
Interview in a way that secures the right candidates for your organization
Focus on skills, qualifications, and values
Integrate the successes and learn from the failures of other early-stage social entrepreneurs
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Course Syllabus
Introduction to the Course
Reading: Welcome to the Course
Resource: Download the Workbook
Define Your Organizational Values
Reading: Why Organizational Values Matter
Video: Organizational Values at Saral Designs
Video: Organizational Values at EthioChicken
Exercise: Define Your Organizational Values
Discussion: Share Your Organizational Values on the Discussion Board
Write a Job Description
Reading: The Elements of a Job Description
Reading: Deeper Dive into Accountabilities and Qualifications
Reading: Examples of Job Descriptions
Exercise: Write a Job Description
Search for Candidates
Reading: How a Startup Nonprofit Searched for Candidates
Exercise: Create an Outreach Plan
Discussion: Share Your Outreach Plan on the Discussion Board
Evaluate Candidates
Reading: Introduction to Evaluating Candidates
Exercise: Define Your Evaluation Criteria
Exercise: Outline Your Evaluation Process
Video: Saral Designs Explains How to Screen for Values in Interviews
Exercise: Write Interview Questions
Exercise: Evaluate Candidates with Relevant Assignments
Exercise: Create a Scorecard
Discussion: Share Your Interview Questions and Assignments on the Discussion Board
Moral Choice Point
Exercise: Navigate a Challenging Hiring Decision by Considering Character and Competence
Discussion: Share Your Thoughts on the Discussion Board
Make the Offer
Reading: Overview of the Hiring Process
Exercise: Showcase Your Strengths
Exercise: Review a Sample Hiring Letter
"Finding a candidate is almost always urgent, so it would be easy to compromise on our values-based approach. But we don’t.”
Suhani Mohan,
Co-founder and CEO of Saral Designs
Course Description
For any social enterprise, the people you hire to build your organization are as critical to your success as the money you raise. Faced with minimal time and resources, you need to be strategic and efficient to find candidates with the right combination of values and skills to get the job done.
In this course, you'll learn how to hire a dedicated and values-aligned team to help reach your goals. Along the way, you’ll gain simple templates for job descriptions and interviews and learn from the successes and failures of other early-stage, resource-strapped social entrepreneurs. With these tools, you’ll have the structure you need to attract and retain the best team members to execute on your vision and reach more customers.
Note: This course is comprised of 1.5 hours of videos/readings and 3 hours of reflections/application.
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Suhani Mohan
Co-founder and CEO,
Saral Designs
David Ellis
Co-founder and CEO,
EthioChicken
Mina Shahid
Co-founder and CEO,
Numida
Featured
Suhani Mohan
Co-founder and CEO,
Saral Designs
David Ellis
Co-founder and CEO,
EthioChicken
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