icrunchdata effective hiring process infographic

1. CREATING A MORE
EFFECTIVE HIRING PROCESS
POSTING THE JOB
CREATING THE APPLICATION
SCREENING THE APPLICATIONS
INTERVIEWING THE APPLICANTS
Hiring entails more than collecting applications and briefly interviewing
candidates. Here are the key components of the process and some ways
to ensure they deliver the best results for your company.
⊲⊲ Clearly define the position
and requirements.
⊲⊲ Determine the exact skills
needed to successfully
perform the job.
⊲⊲ Don’t be vague — a good
job posting will be clear
about what the job entails
and discourage unqualified
candidates from applying.
⊲⊲ Have more than one
representative from the
company involved in the
interview, or have the
candidate interview different
representatives individually.
⊲⊲ Try to have the candidate
interview with the one person
he or she would be most
involved with in the position.
⊲⊲ Resumes that feature spelling
errors or other mistakes can
be dismissed outright.
⊲⊲ Assessments exist that
can help you screen out
candidates without the
interpersonal skills necessary
for the position.
⊲⊲ Scanning a candidate’s
social media presence can
help determine his or
her personality.
⊲⊲ Automated application tools allow you to screen candidates online
before you spend time reviewing them yourself.
⊲⊲ Asking for specific information about the candidate’s qualifications
or experience during the application process will screen out
candidates who don’t meet basic job requirements.
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⊲⊲ Think of the posting in
terms of the position’s
definition of success rather
than the type of person you
think should fill it.
⊲⊲ Think carefully about where
the job will be posted and
whether or not it fits the
position’s requirements.
⊲⊲ Avoid “magic bullet” questions
that try to determine a
candidate’s personality with
a single answer.
⊲⊲ Focus on problem-solving
during the interview, and ask
how candidates would deal
with hypothetical situations.
⊲⊲ Reference checks are useful
for assessing a candidate’s
basic competency.
⊲⊲ Be wary of resumes that
feature job histories consisting
of short tenures at a large
number of companies.
⊲⊲ Giving applicants a brief,
competency-based
assessment (i.e., a mock
assignment or skills test) helps
determine whether or not
candidates have embellished
their qualifications.