Hiring the right talent for your business is crucial to its long-term success. The key is to hire skilled and knowledgeable people who want to work for your company. Here are seven important steps for the selection process when filling open job positions.
1. Make job applications easily available
Before you allow job candidates to pick up and fill out applications, ensure the application is free of errors. Then publicly post your application on sites such as LinkedIn and Indeed. Your ad should be descriptive enough to weed out people who don’t qualify. If you are making the application available for downloading, be sure that the process is mobile-friendly.
2. Use Resume and cover letter screening
The process of resume or CV screening can be time-consuming when done manually. Many large companies now rapidly use machine learning software to assess resumes and CVs. Pre-selection software tools allowing applicants to participate and be tested on job simulation experiences help reduce applicant volume.
3. Conduct a thorough interview
Even though automation software helps narrow choices, humans can still make better hiring decisions than computers. For now, you still need to conduct personalized interviews to gauge the applicant’s enthusiasm and motivation levels.
4. Assess Narrowed-down selections
STAR is a hiring process acronym for a situation, task, action, and result. During the interview, you should ask the candidate how they approach these job assessment factors. Various scientific methods, such as General Mental Ability (GMA) or IQ tests, can assess applicants’ skills and knowledge levels.
5. Check references and background
Calling an applicant’s references will help assess their honesty, integrity, and performance. If you hire a private company to do background checks, ensure they comply with the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
6. Make a criteria to guide your hiring decision
Hiring the right candidate comes down to evaluating who can make the greatest contribution to your organization without jeopardizing its reputation. Make sure your decision is fair by meeting pre-defined criteria.
7. Present a job offer
To complete the hiring process, the candidate must accept your job offer. Once they do, you should sign and have them sign an employment contract.
Learn an Effective Selection Process with Stan McKnight
The job interview is still the most powerful indicator of how well candidates match your culture because it’s a two-way conversation. Learn more details about the steps for the selection process when you contact us at Stan McKnight. We are here to consult you and help address your business needs.