The Manager's Pocket Guide to Interviewing and Hiring Top Performers

E-mail

Another tool your computer affords you is the use of e-mail. For many of us, e-mail is as essential as having a cup of coffee in the morning. It is a fast and effective means of communication and is a powerful recruiting tool. When you are searching for a new employee, send the message out to your mail list. Be sure to include all return correspondence in your message, and then wait to see who follows up with you.

Nontraditional Candidates

Some suggestions have already been given in this chapter to attract as many people as you can from a number of sources. In the coming years there will be fewer people to fill all of the baby boomers’ jobs, and in an already tight labor market, this could be a difficult problem for many organizations. ...