Hiring Employees Home Page

4.0 Hiring Employees Home Page

Hiring employees can be one of the most challenging and rewarding aspects of doing business. There are certain legal requirements that must be met in the hiring process. Defining the combination of skills, experience, education, training and personality for the position are essential if the person is to be a good fit.

Hiring the right persons can increase you productivity and profitability and make the work place a more rewarding experience for all employees and management. Hiring the wrong persons can have just the opposite result and can often lead to legal problems when termination becomes necessary.

Given the importance of hiring as a business process, we have separated it from the other Human Resources pages. To meet your hiring needs, we have developed substantial information to promote the efficiency and effectiveness of your hiring process, including links to the other sections having related information. The information is grouped into separate pages, by topic. Following are the links to these pages.

Contents:

Defining Your Needs

4.1.0 Hiring Checklist

4.2.0 Hiring Employees

4.3.0 The Importance of Objectivity

4.4.0 Defining Your Needs

4.5.0 Defining a New Position

4.6.0 Defining an Existing Position

Sourcing and Managing Applicants.

4.7.0 Sources of Applicants

4.8.0 Application Materials

4.9.0 Using Search Firms, Placement Offices, and Other Headhunters