Selecting The Best Candidate To Manage Your Golf Course
Recruiting Senior Staff
Selecting the right
Person for any key position can be a risky business; the role of Course
Manager, Head Greenkeeper or Head Groundsman are crucial to successful
golf Course and sportsturf management and so it is vital to secure the
best candidate for the job
How can we help?
STRI recruitment services can help guide you through the selection process to find the best match for the position.
SELECTING THE BEST CANDIDATE TO MANAGE YOUR GOLF COURSE
Whilst
Club officials, members, trade representatives and agronomists can all
provide an input into golf course management, at the end of the day the
linchpin to success is the Course Manager/Head Greenkeeper and his
staff. When there is a change of personnel for whatever reason it is
therefore vital that the Club appoint the right individual.
Nevertheless, this can often be far from easy and there are a number of
steps to follow to increase the chances of success. This is where STRI
can help you in the selection process. We offer a specialised
recruitment service, which encompasses a nationwide network of advisers
who not only provide a local dimension for your Club, but also can draw
on other colleagues’ knowledge.
It is true within many Clubs
members of the Committee who have jobs in industry often have
recruitment expertise, yet the process can sometimes falter due to lack
of experience in one or more elements relating to the whole procedure.
Accordingly, STRI can fill the gap with a single or multiple services
plus a wealth of experience and technical knowledge to guide you
through the various stages to a successful conclusion.
Items to consider are:
1)
The key initial element is assisting Clubs to compile and place an
advert. Choosing the right publications and when to best time the
placement is also important.
2) Stage 2 could involve reviewing
the applicants CV’s and offering advice on what characteristics to look
for when drawing up a list of candidates for interview.
3)
Organising interview format and content is essential in realising a
smooth operation and a successful outcome. Guidance can be given in
this important element too.
4) One aspect of recruitment many
Clubs seek our help with relates to the adviser sitting on an interview
panel and evaluating the technical skills of the candidate through
appropriate questions and including a course walk if deemed necessary.
5)
Finally, we can also be involved with post-interview discussion or
preparing an interview report with a view to evaluating the technical
ability of the candidates, which the panel can use in their
deliberations when making the final decision.
A good Course
Manager/Head Greenkeeper is the cornerstone to providing and building
on high standards of playing quality and presentation at your course,
so use our expertise to help fill your vacancy successfully.
Clubs who have recently benefited from our recruitment service have sent us the following comments for publication;
Richard Moan- Secretary/Manager, Tidworth Golf Club
Due
to the resignation of our Course Manager in November 2007 the club
decided to place an advert for this position in The Greenkeeping
International publication; which was also placed on the BIGGA website.
We were very pleased with the service they provided and extremely happy
with the response we received.
Once we started receiving
applications it was obvious that we needed to have the opinion and view
point of a professional when it came to interviewing the chosen
applicants. This is where STRI stepped in and agreed to assist us and
have their agronomist, John Lockyer attend both sets of interviews.
Having
now chosen the successful applicant, we are very happy with the input
from STRI and BIGGA and believe we have made the right decision on the
procedure in finding the right applicant for the position of Course
Manager. I fully endorse employing the services of both organisations
and would recommend any golf club that faces the same situation to
adopt the same procedure as we at Tidworth opted for.
C C H Barker- Secretary/Manager, Formby Golf Club
Our
recruitment project to replace our retiring Head Greenkeeper with a
Course Manager was advertised in the Greenkeeper International
publication. Included in the interview process was the provision of a
suitably qualified agronomist to put the technical questions to
candidates and we had no hesitation in securing the services of STRI
and particularly Mr. Stuart Ormondroyd, Head of Agronomy and Assistant
Director STRI, for this task. In addition once we had selected our
initial short list we asked for additional comment from him before the
final short list was drawn up. .
Interviewing was conducted in
a single day and all candidates were asked to respond to the same
technical questions set by Mr. Ormondroyd. This proved an invaluable
element in the overall assessment of the candidates and in the final
selection of the person for the position.
We were very
satisfied with the contribution STRI made to our project and highly
recommend the use of their recruitment services. We would have no
hesitation using their services again.
For further information and details on our Recruitment Service please Contact Elizabeth Horner, Client Services Coordinator at:
STRI
St Ives Estate
Bingley
BD16 1AU
Tel: 01274 518918
Fax: 01274 561891
Email: elizabeth.horner@stri.co.uk
Or visit www.stri.co.uk