Interviewing Finding Right Employees
If you have been in business for any amount of time, you have learned that hiring new employees is the difference between success and failure. You have to be extremely careful, especially considering that potential employees will put their best front forward when interviewing. You have to be able to see through the fronts they put up, and really find out whether or not they are right for you business. Unless you master this, you will have some bad situations on your hands.
So what can you do to ensure, or at least improve your chances of getting good employees? The key is to be prepared before hand, and to ask the right questions.
Your preparation should begin long before the applicant arrives. You should have a substantial amount of information about the person from their application. Review this information thoroughly.
Most applications ask for job history. I recommend that you call these places, not only to verify that the potential employee actually worked there, but also as a character reference.
Most applications also ask for personal references. Call these references and ask specific questions. Pay attention to their answers, especially if they seem to be the exact same, as this may be a sign that they were couched beforehand.
The Interview
Once you have reviewed the employee's application and decide that they may be right for your company, the next step is get them to your business for the interview.
Have a notepad handy so that you can take notes. You may even want to consider using a recording device as well. A voice recorder will come into handy if you forget parts of the interview.
Talents and Skills
You must remember that talents and skills are not only developed in the workplace. A childhood interest may have a passion bloomed for something that no workplace could create. Because of this, you will want to examine what was gained from every aspect of their life.
Character and Personality
One important thing that you have to remember when interviewing a potential employee is the fact that each person has their own character traits and personality. It is up to you to learn as much as you can about this person's personality, and how it will relate to your business. You will want to find out if a character trait will conflict with your business before hiring the person, it could cause problems later on.
Questions to ask
- what have you learned from previously successful times in your life?
- What have you learned from a time in your life when you were down?
- Did you learn from mistakes?
- What interested you the most as a child?
- Can you name one specific hobby or interest that carried over into your adult life?
- What skill or talent would you consider to be your best?
- What have you learned from others?
- What work experience taught you the most?
You should never hire someone on the spot, but instead you should take time to reflect on the interview and your notes. This will give you a chance to analyze exactly how you think this person would perform in your business. You may come across something that you did not notice beforehand.
Once you have decided that you will hire that person, call them with the good news and hope for the best!
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