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Recruitment of a General Manager
How we recruited a General Manager for a construction company
Our client
Our client is a West Australian supplier for extruded concrete kerbs and barriers. They have provided kerbing and concrete services to clients throughout WA for the past 25 years.
We applied our three-phase service delivery model for this recruitment drive.



General Manager
The role
As General Manager, you should have a comprehensive understanding of how to manage day-to-day operations, policies, procedures and systems within the company. 
The duties for this role will include:
About you
The successful candidate will have:

Selection criteria | Screen | Interview | Docs. | Skill test | Profiling | Refs. |
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Education | ||||||
Civil engineering qualification | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Experience | ||||||
General manager | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Financial management | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
People management - 40 staff | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
ISO 9000 QM working knowledge | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
LEAN six sigma | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Road construction | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Dealing with concrete | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Account management success | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Qualification implementation examples | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Large project tendering | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Project management and scheduling | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Other | ||||||
Microsoft Word - advanced | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Microsoft Excel - advanced | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Microsoft PowerPoint - advanced | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Spelling and grammar - excellent | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Apply technical equipment in production process | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Verify LinkedIn vs CV | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Accept expected salary ($150k) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Previous warning of termination? | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Will you pass a drug test? | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Behaviour | ||||||
Dominance - 60% | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Influence - 55% | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Steadiness - 27% | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Compliance - 51% | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Forms signed | ||||||
Health / police check | ✓ | |||||
Signed document - tell the truth | ✓ | |||||
Docs verified | ||||||
Driver’s licence | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Citizen AU / NZ or PR | ✓ | ✓ |
DISC profile - General Manager
This is a role which requires an individual who is fundamentally assertive, independent; task driven and can operate on their own without support from colleagues and management. The person will need to have the courage of their convictions and be comfortable with being accountable for their actions. They will need to be a fast paced and outgoing, comfortable with change, and able to adapt as required.
Furthermore the role will require a person who is goal focused and is motivated to achieve the desired outcomes, without significant management intervention or the guidance of rules and procedures.
The contradiction is that from time to time in order to perform their duties effectively, the individual may need to curb their independent tendencies and follow procedures and accept instructions from superiors.
General Manager

Shortlisted candidates
Candidate A

Candidate B

Candidate C

Behavioural adaptation by candidates to match the job profile:
Candidate A

Candidate B

Candidate C

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Hired
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Feedback
"Christian and his team have always been totally professional in locating candidates for our Company.
They respond very quickly to any queries and are able to utilise the latest technologies."
Lindsey Kennewell