I personally think at least 75% of the employee issues organizations have could be solved with making a good hire in the first place. According to Leadership IQ, 46% of all new hires fail in the first 18 months. Of those, 89% failed for reasons of attitude, not technical skills.

Unfortunately, hiring right is not where our priorities tend to be. Usually managers wait until they have to make a hire and then hire the first warm breathing body that seems might work. Sometimes the manager gets lucky; oftentimes not.

So, here are some pointers for hiring right:
  - Spend the time. Hire in haste; repent at leisure.
  - Know what you need and prioritize your requirements.
  - Have an application that requests the necessary information to screen candidates.
  - Conduct a structured, behavioral interview.
  - Be sure to conduct background screening.

Obviously, you need to know the right way to go about each of these steps. Watch for an announcement of an upcoming "Hire Right" workshop in early December for more information.

Written by :

PDMiller

 

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