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The Essentials of Hiring Employees
To select the right employee for the job you're filling, you need to take several factors about the applicants and the job itself into consideration. Follow these key principles in order to hire the right person:
Anchor yourself to the hiring criteria. They should serve as your guiding force throughout the evaluation process. If, in looking ahead, you decide to change the criteria, fine. Just make sure that you’re changing criteria for a good reason.
Take your time. The more pressure that you’re under, the greater the likelihood of rushing the decision and ending up with an employee who not only isn’t your best choice but who you’re probably going to end up firing — with all the disruption that firing someone entails.
See whether you can bring in a temporary replacement as you continue the search.
Cross-verify whenever possible. Try not to rely solely on any one source of information, whether interview impressions, resumé data, reference checks, testing, and so on. Spread a wide net and pay careful attention to discrepancies.
Get help, but avoid the “too many cooks” syndrome. A smart practice — particularly when filling a key position — is to get input from others before you make a final choice. Involving too many people in the final decision, however, is a mistake.
Don’t force the issue. The recruiting process sometimes uncovers a “dream” employee — except for one problem: The candidate’s skills and attributes don’t match the hiring criteria of a particular job. Don't try to put a “good” employee in the “wrong” job.
Avoid the “top-of-mind” syndrome. Do your best to stay alert to any extraneous factors that may distort the selection process. Keep your focus on the hiring criteria, no matter what.
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