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 Successful employee hiring and selection decisions are the foundation to any organization's success. Surprisingly these crucial business decisions are often left to chance with devastating consequences. In an effort to better inform individuals making hiring and selection decisions we have compiled this list of articles on the topic to assist you in hiring a great candidate.Employee Selection Home The Rainmaker Group Talent Management Blog Employee Hiring Articles Hiring People Who Love Their Jobs It should come as no surprise that people who love their jobs perform at a higher level, and stay with their employer longer than those who don't enjoy their jobs. Certainly any manager would love to hire an individual that he or she knew was going to enjoy her job. The problem managers face is that it is difficult to determine if an individual is right for the job based on the limited amount of information the manager is able to gather in a few short conversations. Fortunately The Rainmaker Group has some of the most powerful tools available to help your organization determine if a candidate is likely to enjoy his or her position with your organization. Read on... Can Our Recruiter Really Do That? With an ever tightening labor pool, many organization are turning to employment agencies and recruiters to help identify qualified job candidates. However many organizations are unaware that these recruiters and employment agencies are also contracted by their competition to find candidates for the same of similar positions. This of course causes an obvious ethical dilemma, however there are some things that your organization can do if it is facing such a dilemma. Read on... Job Benchmarking to Improve Employee Selection When hiring new employees or promoting existing team members, it is essential that managers understand what it takes to be successful in that position. By evaluating the behaviors, values, and talents that are possessed by successful team members in that position, a manager can determine what type of candidate to hire for that position. This process is described as Job Position Benchmarking and using this technique can greatly increase the likelihood of hiring a success team member. Read on... Helpful Hints for Improving Employee Selection This article offers a number of factors essential to helping improve employee selection in your organization. Follow these tips and you will see a marked improvement in the quality of new hires at your organization. Read on... The Right People Not everyone is cut out to provide superior customer service. The problem is that during the hiring and interview process candidates can do a pretty darn good job of convincing you otherwise. Sadly it usually takes a couple of months for an organization to figure out they hired the wrong candidate. The reason for this: traditional hiring techniques only provide a 14% likelihood of selecting the right candidate. Luckily there are tools available to increase this likelihood to 75% Read on... Employee Selection - Are You Gambling at Work? The hiring process in today's business environment has become a gamble at best. Far too frequently the candidate hired looked the part to a "T" but when it came down to getting the job done fell far short of expectations. We refer to this as "all hat and no cattle." Thankfully there are tools available to help eliminate the "all hat and no cattle" phenomena from catching fire in your organization. Read on... Google's Approach to Employee Selection Imagine being an employer of such high repute that your organization receives over one million job applications each year. How would you handle this seemingly endless flow of interested job seekers? For Google this is the very situation that it currently faces. Google has adopted a hiring strategy that is quickly catching on with organizations of all sizes: Job matching. Job matching is based on a job benchmark which identifies the behaviors, values, and skills possessed by the "ideal" candidate. Read on... Leveling the Playing Field - How Small Businesses can Leverage Effective Employee Hiring For small business there is little room for error when it comes to hiring and retaining great employees. Small businesses simply cannot afford to hire unproductive, unfit team members. Although the stakes are high, the hiring process offers a wealth of opportunity for small businesses to compete with large corporations. Find out how small business can level the playing field through effective employee selection. Read on... 4 Tips for Improved Hiring Success during a Recession While a recession or economic downturn can be a trying time for any organization, it also presents an excellent opportunity to strategically acquire fresh talent to get on your organization's bus. This article provides four tips for improving your hiring systems during a recession. Read on... Strategic Hiring Advice: Beware the 'Low Bid' As the economy cools and unemployment rises more an more job seekers are competing for increasingly fewer jobs. While this is generally seen as a good thing for hiring organizations, it can present a real problem if an oragnization become enticed by the 'low bid' candidate - a candidate who is willing to work for considerably less than his knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience would typically demand. Find out why... Why Not Hiring is Better than hiring the Wrong Person for the Job Most hiring managers have been there before... the point of despair when you feel you need to find somebody, ANYBODY to fill an open position. When this happens it is natural to want to lower your hiring standards just to get a warm body on the bus. While this can be tempting it will invariably rob your organization of possibility and profits. Our philosophy is that it is better to not fill a position than it is to hire the wrong person for the job. Read on... Is Your Organization Using an Outdated Hiring Checklist? The process of identifying the best candidate for a vacant position has evolved considerably in recent decades. However, many organization are still using an outdated hiring checklist to select candidates. Is your organization using an outdated hiring checklist? Click here to find out... Important Hiring Advice: Not Everyone can Telecommute Telecommuting arrangement are steadily growing in popularity. When done correctly they can offer great benefits both to the employee and the employer. However when done hastily and without due dilligence remote work arrangement can become real nightmares. The truth of the matter is that not everyone is cut out for a telecommuting role. Find out why... How Your Organization Can Avoid Costly Hiring Mistakes and Reduce Bad Hiring Decisions Poor hiring decisions can be incredbily costly and will suck the life out of your organization's bottom line. Find out how you can avoid them... Additional Information and Resources: 1-866-988-RAIN   |
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