PCM Certification for Executive Search
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Look behind the smokescreen
In executive search, the stakes are high. You need to be able to look past first impressions, read between the lines of resumes, and eliminate unconscious bias.
The internet is filled with tips on manipulating assessment tools and acing interviews, but what if you could quickly discern authenticity in candidates? By utilising PCM skills during interviews, you can confirm profile accuracy, assess adaptability in connecting with diverse personalities, and gauge responses to miscommunication and distress, revealing valuable insights beyond mere words.
Avoid putting a square peg in a round role
Imagine if you could predict how a candidate is going to fit into their new team; adapt to their new environment; or handle the stress that comes with their new role? What if you knew what really motivates a candidate (and what doesn’t)?
As a recruiter, this insight is gold: a chance to sneak a peek at how the person sitting across from you will perform in the workplace, rather than the interview room.
Predict candidate success…
…even under stress
The right people have the right mindset
Finding talent is becoming increasingly difficult. Korn Ferry predicts that Australia will face a 44% deficit in its highly skilled workforce by 2030. Leaders now need to be adaptable, open to change, flexible, creative, empathetic, curious, and excel in critical thinking.
Hardly anyone possesses all of these skills naturally! That’s why it is essential to find individuals with the right mindset, eager to learn, and fit into the company’s culture; and develop a plan to cultivate lesser-developed skills over time.
The PCM Profile and your PCM skills will help you select the right person who can build successful relationships and achieve high performance. You’ll understand how they behave under pressure and be able to prepare a self-development plan for the successful candidate with recommendations for training and coaching.
Identifiable characteristics in a PCM profile for leaders
Abilities, strengths, perceptual frame of reference
Leadership style, communication assets and challenges
Leadership energy and adaptability
Sources of motivation, motivational blind spots
Decision-making style
Stress-coping symptoms and how to get back on track
Negative attention behaviours and impact on work culture
When strengths become liabilities
Action plans for leadership success and agility
Hear from people who have recruited using PCM
Dave Webb, Head of Transformation - OneSKY & Aerospace, Airservices Australia
Sheree Chote, Practice Manager - BlackmanSpargo Rural Law Ltd
“Prior to incorporating PCM into our recruitment process, we relied solely on skills, experience, feedback from referees, and our general overall impression of the candidate. With PCM, we obtain an understanding of the candidate’s communication styles and motivations, which has improved our ability to identify the right fit for our team. PCM has given us confidence that we are selecting individuals who not only have the right skill set, but also align with our firm’s culture.”
Teesha Vee, General Manager - Strictly Savvy
“PCM has absolutely helped us find the right people through recruiting, and we feel a lot more confident now that we can actually HEAR what people are saying being equipped with PCM knowledge, not just listening to their surface answers.
We’re able to see that we’re looking at candidates that suit the type of role they are applying for, will fit in well with the rest of our team, and if they’re successful, how our leadership team will need to be able to support and manage that new team member.”
The certification journey
PCM certification for recruiters is a lighter-weight version of our full certification. Once you are a PCM Certified Recruiter, you will be able to use stand-alone profiles to gain insights into your candidates. However you will not be able to teach PCM to your clients or candidates.
PCM accreditation for recruiters allows you to order the full suite of PCM Profiles for debrief with your clients.
Step 1: Learn the Fundamentals
Attend PCM Seminar 1: Core Concepts to learn the basics of PCM. You’ll understand how communication styles are influenced by personality traits, identify leadership styles, and enhance team collaboration. Gain skills to meet psychological needs and manage distress, improving personal and team well-being.
Step 2: Learn the Advanced Topics
Next, attend PCM Seminar 2 to delve deeper into motivation and conflict resolution. Explore Failure Patterns and Distress characteristics to prevent and resolve conflicts. Through practical application, you’ll master navigating complex dynamics and fostering positive outcomes. Seminar 2 equips you with advanced tools and strategies to enhance motivation, mitigate conflict, and promote harmonious relationships.
Step 3: Learn to Recruit with PCM
If you’re interested in becoming a PCM certified professional (CP), let us know. We’ll provide the License Agreement and Manual for your due diligence, and discuss your goals. If we’re a good fit, you’ll be invited to attend a 5-7 day PCM Recruiter Certification Course. The certification includes a written exam and trial recruitment and profile debriefing sessions to demonstrate your PCM skills.
Step 4: Get Up and Running
After signing the agreement, we offer individual induction training to all our new certified PCM professionals. We’ll show you how to to order profiles and other materials. If you’re successful, we are successful.
As a CP you’ll have ongoing access to the PCM team for questions, coaching or to discuss individual client approaches.
Ready? Let’s get started
Are you ready to start your PCM journey? Then book your spot on one of our upcoming PCM Seminar 1 Core Concepts workshops.
If you want to find out more first, then we’re happy to chat. You’ll be connecting with the only two PCM Master Trainers in Oceania, Andrea and Werner Naef, who will explain the certification process in more detail, and how you’ll be able to make a difference – for yourself, and for others.
Interested in making a difference, with PCM?
Get a sneak peek into the power of PCM with our 14 online learning summary modules. Request 2 weeks’ FREE access today:
