THE IMPORTANCE OF HIRING WELL

THE IMPORTANCE OF HIRING WELL

Fromthe article 'A condensed Employee Life Cycle'
By F. John Reh, About.com Guide

Hire

This first step is probably the most important. It is important to hire the best people you can find. This is not a time to be cheap. The cost of replacing a bad hire far exceeds the marginal additional cost of hiring the best person in the first place.

* Hire talent, not just trainable skills. Skills can be taught to a talented employee. A skilled employee can not just be given talent.

* Improve your interviewing skills. Often this can be as simple as knowing what questions to ask during the hiring process.

* Make your company a place people want to come to and work for. Company culture can be a powerful recruiting tool. Make sure yours reflects the goals the company wants to achieve.

MY THOUGHTS

It is unfortunate that a lot of companies do not realize this. They go about hiring without much thought, often treating applicants without much care. And then they wonder why they have a very high turnover rate and why they have very few excellent performers on board.