HOW TO HIRE THE BEST TALENT: BEST PRACTICES FOR YOUR HIRING PROCEDURES

from January-February 2023

An Iron Will

By:Lauri

Hiring Practices to Help Your Organization Grow

Have you ever wondered why finding and retaining talented staff for your organization is so difficult? You’re not alone. This problem affects all types and sizes of organizations, no matter the business model and it can be caused by a number of issues.

Some of the challenges organizations face when searching for top talent are beyond their control, however, many other challenges can be controlled by focusing on talent as a strategic initiative rather than an afterthought.

When it comes to setting up your organization’s hiring process, the following best practices can set you up for success:

> Utilizing a third party to assist you in your search.

> Establishing a consistent recruitment process to follow each time you have a need to hire.

> Including the right people in the interview to ensure the proper questions are asked and important information is shared.

Conducting a Successful Interview

Preparing individuals to be successful members of the company’s interview team includes providing them with solid training on how to be effective at interviewing. Organizations can participate in pre-recorded interview trainings and webinars or may choose to develop an interview training specific to their company.

Interview training should include information regarding key behaviors for interviewing success, a review of interview biases to watch out for, tips for handling difficult interview scenarios and details on the company’s recruitment process so they understand their role as an interviewer.

A successful interviewing approach involves being prepared, timely, focused, interactive and friendly. Be sure to limit the number of people in the interview and be an active listener.

Whether you choose to seek a third-party consultant, or keep your recruitment and hiring practices in-house, it is important to an organization’s success that you strive for a consistent and efficient hiring process. By doing so, you can be sure you are finding the best talent available to fill your positions and get back to focusing on your long-term business goals.

Eide Bailly’s placement process has brought success to our clients. Here’s how we do it:

1. MEETING WITH MANAGEMENT

We’ll review the position with management and determine job duties, skill sets and experience necessary to fulfill the position, as well as discuss salary range and company culture.

2. SEARCH FOR QUALIFIED CANDIDATES

We’ll compose a job description if needed, develop ads and place the ads in various mediums.

3. REFINE SEARCH

We’ll screen resumes to determine who’s qualified, conduct phone interviews, profile the candidates and make recommendations. Our team profiles the job candidates using the Predictive Index (PI), a highly effective predictor of behaviors that affect a candidate’s ability to be effective in a specific role. The information gives you actionable data about the applicant’s motivating needs and behavioral drive.

4. CANDIDATE SCREENING

Reference and background checks can be performed on final candidates.

5. MAKE SELECTION

You make an offer to a final candidate. Once accepted, we’ll follow up with the other candidates.

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