Picking the perfect cog for a well-oiled machine can be a difficult process. Performance and skill are paramount to hiring new employees to work with you. Here’s how you can do it well:
Articulate what the company needs to your hiring team.
Your hiring team will be your eyes and ears to the outside world. Communicating with them is pretty much like making sure your limbs are doing exactly what you want them to. Tell them what skills you will need for your company to be successful. These will eventually help them asses the desired profile.
During the interview, ask questions about your organization.
If the person already knows about your organization, its success and the challenges involved, then you know that he is interested enough in doing this research on his own. Initiative is ultimately an appealing tool and someone who owns this trait can help you get the work twice as fast, efficiently.
You will want to pick someone who has succeeded in doing similar tasks in the past.
Some may say that people never change. In this respect, those who start young with regards to taking responsibility can be trusted to do the same for you. Good grades can be an indication of this; diligence in one’s schoolwork may mean diligence in the workplace. Consistency can oftentimes be more useful than simple brilliance.
Look for someone who will strive to make your business better.
Excellence is a habit and it takes a certain amount of courage to rise above the standard. Calculated and timely, risks can eventually tip the balance in your favor. Find someone who isn’t afraid of challenging the status quo, someone who is willing to learn and is open-minded enough to stretch his horizons.
Last but never least, the person you hire should have good communicating skills.
You want someone who can express the good in your business with ease. This attracts people to your business. What will keep them coming in the long run is your employee’s ability to anticipate their needs and desires.
Hiring isn’t simply to fill a position. A new cog can ultimately help the entirety of the machine work better and more efficiently. It can, in fact, raise the bar on its own position. So don’t be afraid of picking out someone who will exceed your expectations. You never know, but they too might be a catalyst for change and a good one at that!
Originally posted on September 26, 2010 @ 12:00 am