Hiring Process / Interview Process

An effective hiring process is critical if you are going to attract and select the best employees.  A key part of every hiring process is a proven interview process.

And it all starts with satisfying business needs.

The only reason to hire an employee is to satisfy a business need. 

Don't hire to fill positions.  Instead, frame the specific business need, identify the results the new employee has to deliver and determine the knowledge, skills and behaviors necessary to deliver those results.

If you are going to effectively accomplish this, a number of pieces need to be in place.  First you need a comprehensive hiring process.  This is critical to hiring success.  You can read all about an effective hiring process by clicking the link below.

A proven interview process is also necessary to win the war for talent.  Random, unstructured approaches to interviewing never work.  Click the link below to learn about how to implement an interview process.

A number of other activities lead to hiring better employees.  Correctly reading resumes, phone interviews, employment testing and background checks are all activities that need to be part of an effective hiring process.

The links below take you to in-depth discussions of each of these subjects.

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