Deciding to hire someone is one of the biggest decisions that you will make. Get it right and you feel great and deliver even better performance. Get it wrong and you have committed your organisation to a poor investment decision. So what can you do to avoid costly recruitment decisions? Decision Management Tip 1: Be clear on your requirementsWhat are you trying to recruit? Seems like an obvious question yet surprisingly many struggle when it comes to articulating this clearly and concisely. Think about the skills, the experience, the personal attributes, qualifications and knowledge they need.Tip 2: Think about gaps in the current teamThis is a stage that most overlook. If you do, chances are that you will recruit someone just like everyone else in the team. The downside of this is that you are unlikely to get fresh thinking or different contributions from the new employee. Think about the skills, knowledge, experience, or attribute gaps that are missing from the team right now, which if plugged, could enhance overall team performance and results.Tip 3: Use multiple selection activitiesMany employers rely totally on interviews even though it is claimed that on their own they can be as low as 12% in terms of effectiveness at finding the best person. Consider other things that you could add to the selection process. This might include:o A presentationo A role playing sessiono Using a case studyo Psychometric testingWhatever you choose, it is important that it is something that matters to the job.Tip 4: Don't jump to conclusionsIt is claimed that many recruiters make a decision within the first few minutes of the interview about a candidate. Think about it. At this stage, candidates are likely just to be settling down and will probably be a little bit nervous. Do you really want to write them off at this stage?Tip 5: Make induction a priorityWhile many employers do a great job at the selection stage, it is all too easy to lose all of the benefit by not doing a proper induction. Settling into a new job is tough even for someone who has done it a few times. So make sure that you have a properly planned and structured induction programme.Bottom Line - Recruiting is a big investment decision. So what could you do differently to set yourself up for success? More information can be found at this link.
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