Hiring an Employee

by Harvard Business

• ISBN13: 9781422125823
• ISBN10: 1422125823
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-10-14
• Publisher: Harvard Business School Pr

Summary

Your hiring decisions can make or break your team. Hire the right employees, and your team's performance will soar. Bring the wrong ones on board, and you're likely to see productivity and morale plummet. How to hire right? Understand and master the many steps in the hiring process.Content is sourced from the Harvard ManageMentor modules. The Pocket Mentor Series offers immediate solutions to common challenges managers face on the job every day. Each book in the series is packed with handy tools, self-tests, and real life examples to help you identify your strengths and weaknesses and hone critical skills.

Table of Contents

Mentor's Message: The Importance of Smart Hiring
Hiring an Employee: The Basics	p. 1
Understanding the Hiring Process	p. 3
Five steps to effective hiring	p. 4
Defining Job Requirements	p. 7
Identifying ideal background characteristics	p. 9
Stipulating required personal qualities	p. 9
Considering organizational structure and culture	p. 12
Developing a job description	p. 13
Recruiting Promising Candidates	p. 17
Using the right recruitment channels	p. 18
Screening resumes	p. 20
Interviewing Candidates	p. 23
Understanding the interviewing process	p. 24
Choosing an interview approach	p. 26
Preparing for the interview	p. 27
Conducting the interview	p. 30
Maintaining control of the interview	p. 35
Asking the right questions	p. 38
Evaluating Candidates	p. 43
Using a decision-making matrix	p. 44
Avoiding common mistakes	p. 46
Checking references	p. 48
Making a Decision and a Job Offer	p. 51
Arriving at a choice	p. 52
Presenting an attractive job offer	p. 53
Tips and Tools	p. 59
Tools for Hiring an Employee	p. 61
Test Yourself	p. 67
Answers to test questions	p. 70
To Learn More	p. 73
Sources for Hiring an Employee	p. 79
Notes	p. 81
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