Hiring New Employees: A Guide for Employers

Hiring new employees is always crucial and involves a lot of risk. As an employer you would always be concerned if the person is suited for the job and will the person turn out to be as good as he appeared in the job interview. To hire correctly, there are several things an employer must keep in mind.

First

Take extra measure when putting job opening in local papers. This can be a waste of time and money. If ever you decide to advertise in newspapers, it is not enough to include the basic duties and salary range. Include also the special abilities ad personality traits required in the job. The Internet can also be a powerful tool in recruiting employees. It is essential to treat the internet the same way you will treat a local newspaper. Look at the personality traits of your present employees and make them the basis of making your advertisement in the Internet.

Second

Prepare your interview carefully. As much as possible make it a comfortable conversation rather than a question and answer session. It is a big mistake to look at the Curriculum Vitae of the applicant for the first time in front of him. So make it a point to read the applicant's papers before the interview. Additionally, interview the applicant at least twice before hiring him. This way you can have the chance to learn more about the applicant. In your second interview, make sure to also ask the same questions that you asked in the first interview. If you see any discrepancies in the applicants answers this could mean that the applicant was not sincere during the first interview.

Consider also having a member of your staff to sit in on the second interview as they can help in revealing the applicants personality. Talk with your employees after the applicant has left to know how your employees thought of the applicant and how well the applicant will fit with the group.

Third

Carefully prepare a list of your questions before the interview to prevent the talk from becoming too lengthy and enable you to ask every candidate the same questions. Questions that can be asked may include:

• The strengths and weaknesses of the applicant
• His or her greatest achievement
• How he or she handles a crisis
• The reason why he or she left his previous employment

Fourth

Make some reference checks as it can not only protect you from an impostor. Contact the applicant's previous employers and ask them about the candidates work performance, relationship with other employers and how the candidate handles stress.

Make a thorough review of all the information that you got from the applicant and after the review can you only make an offer of employment. Most importantly, never rush to hire even if you are really short staffed as most mistakes on hiring are often a result of hurrying.