This document provides guidance for managers on essential steps for a successful hire, including opening a job requisition, preparing for interviews, conducting a strategy meeting with a recruiter, sourcing candidates, making a job offer, and onboarding a new employee. It outlines key actions under each step such as choosing a job title and location, creating compelling job descriptions, setting expectations and commitments in strategy meetings, keeping candidate relationships warm over time, creating a diverse interview panel, and using tools to plan the first day experience and ongoing training.