Habits for effective hiring

When hiring an employee you want to minimize costly mistakes. Here are 8 steps of effective hiring:

1. Have a strong mission statement and vision for your company that will excite a prospective employee.

2. Develop a detailed job requirements document for the position to be filled to help you weed through candidate qualifications.

3. Develop a thorough job description for the position so there is clear communication about the job between you and the candidate.

4. Subject the candidate to personality and skills assessments testing to assure the individual can do the job and fit into your culture.

5. Develop and practice effective interviewing techniques to maximize the value of the job interview for both you and the candidate.

6. When offering a job, make sure your wages and benefits are competitive.

7. Welcome new employees, introducing them around, and doing everything you can to make them feel a part of the team and productive from day one.

8. Oh, and if a mistake is made in hiring and the employee does not work out, terminate the relationship sooner rather than later. This will be best for you and the individual as well as sending a positive message to other employees.