Hiring Effectively Flashcards
3 Major focuses
Ability (can do)
Willingness (will do)
Manageability (by you)
Conduct A planned competency/based structured Internally
Communicate company: mission/vision
specific examples: what they did/what they love to do-not what they would do/could do
Look: career growth/specific achievements/red ball
Take notes using a quantified rating scale
Observe their behavioral cues
Encourages you to do some of the talking
Boasts, modestly, with “we” statements
Too familiar
volunteers failures & shortcomings.
Background checks
Verify: facts/education
why bother contacting references provided by the candidate?
Avoid negligent hiring
Other quickies
Have an “employment-at-will” statement
deadline on acceptance/do not follow up
Never counter a counter offer after a candidate accepted offer
