4 Steps to Hiring a Winner!
Posted on February 28, 2017 by Vaughn Sigmon, One of Thousands of Business Coaches on Noomii.
“No Matter What Business You’re in You’re in the People Business.” Find out how to hire the best employees you can hire.
It is shocking how many hiring managers and executives have poor skills when interviewing for talent. In my observations, it seems that in most cases this key and essential process has been self-taught and they have not taught themselves very well. As my mantra always goes, “No Matter What Business You’re in You’re in the People Business.” The people a company hires are the most asset they have. The bulk of your success will come from their efforts. The biggest headaches and fires that are created in your organization come from your people too. There is much to learn to be highly effective as a hiring professional. Let me share 4 Great Steps to Hiring a Winner.
1. Hire Slow! Rushing to simply fill a position is where the problems usually start. Hiring on what your gut is telling you sets you up to fail. Always take your time and use as many resources as you can to identify the best candidates out there. It should take several weeks to fill a position not several days. Once you begin interviewing always have multiple people interview them. At least 2 others. Get different opinions and impressions. Remember you are making an investment, not just a hire.
2. Not Using Available Hiring Tools. Find an interview guide that uses the behavioral interview method. Have the candidate tell you stories not just give you answers. This approach is so much more effective. Once you find a guide you can always customize it to your company’s specific needs. Have everyone use the interview guide and compare responses for consistency and honesty.
3. Not Using Pre-Employment Testing. Get a leg up from the beginning. Utilize a DISC profile to understand their personality type determine if they a good fit. Not only for the position but for you company culture. Determine their communication style and motivators. For sales people use a Pre-employment sales survey as well. That way you know the strengths and shortcomings of the candidate, avoiding huge hiring mistakes.
4. Hiring Because of a Great Resume. Yes, experience is great but it’s not the most important thing. You should be looking for the right person not the right resume. Taking someone’s experience from another company does not guarantee success that it will translate successfully to your company. It is tough to retrain someone who has years of experience but that experience does not work in the process your company utilizes. Getting rid of habits is hard work. Many times, you will be far better off hiring less experience and investing in training them in your process.
There are actually 14 mistakes employers make when hiring new talent. To learn them and more on my “High Impact Manager” training program from Allen Training Centers contact me. Our courses will be one of the best investments you ever made in your people. Our High Impact Manager Training utilizes the successful approaches the best managers on the planet deploy. It may be the best phone call you ever made.
