Keep Hiring The Wrong Employees?
Hiring employees only to find out they’re ill-suited for the job can be very frustrating. Poor hiring decisions are usually the result of a poor recruitment process. By improving the way you hire staff, you may be able to find better recruits. Below are a few tips for hiring better quality staff.
Slow down the recruitment process
Many employers rush the recruitment process. As a result, you may only be looking at a small pool of applications and possibly considering only a handful of the worthy candidates out there.
Dedicate more time to the recruitment process so that you can look at a greater range of applicants. Consider advertising jobs in multiple places and get help looking at CVs if you don’t have the time to personally look at each one. When it comes to interviews, carefully prepare individual questions for each candidate – don’t ask the same generic questions to each one.
Look beyond skills and experience
Skills and experience aren’t always the best indicator that an employee will be right for the job. You should firstly consider how passionate an applicant is – even if they don’t have all the right skills, this could show a willingness to learn. Such employees may even prove to be more loyal.
You should also consider an applicant’s personality to determine if they are likely to be a right fit within the team. The Myers Briggs Type Indicator is a good way to assess an applicant’s personality and the roles they are suited to. You could ask applicants to take a personality test.
Do background checks
It could be worth running background checks on certain applicants to get a better idea of what they’re really like.
A criminal background check could be important for making sure that they aren’t a danger to your company. A history of fraud or violence could be a big red flag.
You may also want to consider getting references from previous employers or colleagues. This could give you a better idea of how easy an applicant is to work with.
Consider a probation period
After hiring a new recruit, many employers will put a probation period in place. This is usually a period of three to six months in which you’re able to assess whether an employee is right for the job. During this time, immediate dismissal for misdemeanours may be allowed. This could legally protect you if you do end up hiring a bad applicant who is harming your company.
Make sure you’re not the problem
If all of your employees struggle to get on with you, make sure that you and your company aren’t the problem. We can all benefit from brushing up on our people management skills now and again. You should also make sure that disorganisation isn’t causing your employees to make mistakes – it could be a case that your business is poorly structured, causing miscommunications or leading to employees being put in the wrong roles. Make sure that this isn’t the case.
