Frequent employee turnover can hurt your company’s bottom line. That’s because it takes time to find and train new employees. Also, turnover can disrupt your work environment and decrease the morale of your remaining employees. For these reasons, it’s important to find candidates you can rely on. This means you must search the job market for workers that aren’t looking for simply a short-term position. You’ll want to find candidates with good work ethic who show up on time, don’t call off frequently, and maintain a good level of productivity during the workday. So, what can you do?

1. 3 Questions to Determine
a Candidate’s Reliability

2. Frequent employee turnover can
hurt your company’s bottom line.
It takes time to find and train
new employees.

3. Turnover can disrupt your
work environment and
decrease the morale of your
remaining employees.

4. That’s why it’s important to find
candidates you can rely on.
People who are looking for more
than a short-term position.

5. They must have a good work ethic…
Show up every day on time
and maintain an appropriate level of
productivity during the workday.

6. How can you find out if the people you
interview will be reliable on the job?

7. Ask these 3 questions…

8. Why do you want this job?
Look for answers that reflect the
candidate’s desire to learn and
grow in his or her career.

9. Where do you see yourself in a year?
Five years?
Do the candidate’s goals align
with the open position or a logical
promotion path from the position?

10. Describe your
ideal work situation.
Think about how your company
culture matches (or doesn’t match)
what the candidate is looking for.

11. Best Practices when reliable
employees are a must:
• Advertise on industry-specific job boards.
• Consider working with a staffing agency.
• Carefully review past work experience
• Always contact job references.

12. Listen to your gut
Use your judgement in considering what
you learned in the interview about reliability
to help guide you to the right choice.

13. For help finding high-quality candidates
in the Atlanta area, contact Happy Faces
Personnel Group today!