How To Hire The Right Person For The Right Job
I have always felt that the human resources people have the hardest job. It is very, very difficult to manage to sift through several people to find one who is perfectly suited for the job. However, it is crucial that you have this skill as hiring the right people makes a huge difference to the productivity of the business. After a decent amount of experience however you develop an instinctive understanding of people and the sense that tells you if they are right for the task at hand or not. However, you can complement your instincts by making a few changes or adjustments in your hiring practice.
1)Take it slow
: Don’t be in a hurry to hire employees. Take this process slowly even if it means you may be understaffed for a while. It is of utmost importance that you willingly invest your time and energy and undivided attention to your hiring practices.
2)Be clear and aware: It is important you do not skim over any details with regard to the potential employee. You need to be very clear about what the job requires or demands and you should be able to gauge the candidate’s qualifications etc against the job requirements.
3)Observe their candidates: Try to see if the candidate will be compatible in your office and the work environment. Try to check for attributes such as co-opertativeness, efficiency, and ability to take orders and follow through them.
4)Narrow your search: Keep eliminating the dissatisfactory candidates so that you narrow down the human resources pool. This makes selection of the perfect candidate faster and easier.
These are fabulous policies to incorporate into your hiring practice. It makes the job for the human resource team easier and also ensures that you lower the risk of hiring inappropriate people. You can do brief phone interviews with the selected candidates as this will save time.
Great advice. It is really important to give undivided attention to hiring process. Any haste in hiring will prove costly in long term. And eliminating ruthlessly is so important. A bad hire can give you tough time. More important than technical skills are soft skills that you have mentioned in point 3. Technical skills can be gained over time, but skills such as hardworking nature, efficiency, compliance are rare to find.