Chapter 5
Kicking Off the Hiring Process
IN THIS CHAPTER
Getting the hiring manager involved
Developing a position success profile
Being thoughtful about the job title
Determining core competencies for success
If you’ve determined that the needs in your workforce plan are best addressed by hiring additional full-time employees, it’s time to find this talent! This chapter outlines the foundations of a successful hiring process — engaging the right people in the process and ensuring that you (and everyone involved) are clear on what success looks like.
Nearly everything else you do with respect to HR policies and practices becomes easier if you’re making good hiring decisions. If you don’t have to spend the bulk of your time each day helping leaders resolve people issues, you can concentrate on the big picture: where you or your senior management want the organization to go in the years ahead.
That’s the benefit of good hiring decisions. A bad hiring decision produces just the opposite result. You spend more time as a firefighter and less time as a leader and strategic planner.
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