Monday, June 23, 2014 The hiring process that I’ve been working to implement at Global Property Alliance continues. By designing this system, it’s my hope to find candidates who live in accordance with all of the principles that we teach in our Straight-A Guide. Requiring individuals to articulate their values and goals, and then to […]

Sunday, June 22, 2014 Those who’ve been reading my entries for the past week can read through the rigorous process I use to test whether applicants who want to join our Straight-A Guide have what it takes to prosper. I used the program that I designed for The Michael G. Santos Foundation as a guide. […]

Saturday, June 21, 2014 I’ve frequently read that an overnight success is really 20 years in the making. In The Straight-A Guide that we teach at The Michael G. Santos Foundation, I talk about the importance of taking incremental action steps. The next step of our Straight-A Guide requires individuals to hold themselves accountable. Those […]

Friday, June 20, 2014 Our Straight-A Guide requires each individual to define values and goals, then to proceed toward aspirations with the right attitude. We define the “right attitude” as a 100 percent commitment to success. Yet without taking the next step, action, individuals don’t amount to anything more than being dreamers. Those who want […]

Thursday, June 19, 2014 At The Michael G. Santos Foundation, we always teach those who study through The Straight-A Guide the importance of making values-based, goal-oriented decisions. Their attitude, however, reflects their commitment and we consider nothing less than a 100 percent comment as being necessary for success. I expect that same level of commitment […]

Wednesday, June 18, 2014 With the candidate for employment submits responses to the questions on values and goals, detailed in the previous blog entries, the candidate continues through the pre-application process. We begin the Straight-A Guide method at this stage, just as all people who work through courses we teach at The Michael G. Santos […]

Tuesday, June 17, 2014 The next stage in the pre-application process asks each candidate to reveal the goals by which he or she lives. Candidates who choose to write about the values that guide their decisions should not have any problems describing clearly defined goals within each category. At The Michael G. Santos Foundation, we […]

Monday, June 16, 2014 After a job candidate reads through the opening essay of the pre-application, which I published in yesterday’s entry, the candidate reads through a section on values. I’m looking for candidates who feel comfortable revealing the values by which they profess to live. Candidates who are authentic wouldn’t have any problem revealing […]

Saturday, June 14, 2014 Yesterday I wrote about the first step of the methodical hiring process that I implemented. That advertisement has resulted in my receiving numerous applications. I respond to all candidates who reach out from that advertisement with the following message: Hi (candidate name), Through ZipRecruiter, I received an inquiry from you regarding […]

Sunday, June 14, 2014 Others may find the process I use to find the best possible candidates for employment too tedious or invasive. I see it differently. Coaches who build great teams spend a lot of time looking for players who show a propensity to contribute. In order to find the best candidates, I chose […]