How to Hire the Best

by: Eugene Chrinian

Be Clear

Know what your company is

Know where the company is trying to go

Know what kind of people will aid in that process.

Be clear in describing the jobs you are hiring for

Be clear in the skills needed to excel in that job

Dedication

Is this prospective employee dedicated to nurturing his or her career?

If someone inexplicably changes jobs or careers frequently, it may be a sign that this person is not interested in staying at one place for very long.

If you are looking for employees that have what it takes to commit to your company for the long haul, you may want to pass on this person.

Adaptability

Credentials and experience are great, but does this candidate have the capacity and curiosity necessary to adapt and learn?

Does this person problem-solve and ask when they don’t know or understand something?

Does this employee love a new challenge?

You want to know that your employees are willing to learn and to change just as your company should be doing.

This desire to learn ensures that your employees will rarely get bored and will be an ideal pool for moving up within your company.

FIT

Is the company culture (both current and aspirational) reflected in this potential employee?

Are the objectives, mission and values of the other employees in alignment with the beliefs and personality of this potential employee?

Will the company and the job candidate complement each other?

Interns

Cultivate a competitive internship program

Look at the intern pool as a vetting funnel for potential employees.

Consider the internship program as a chance to try out, train and vet new talent before fully committing them to your team.

By screening interns as potential employees instead of temporary workers, you are creating a whole new channel for real talent.

Keep Refining

Keep Refining the Hiring Process

Evaluate the overall health of the company-employee relationship

What’s working?

What could be improved?

Reconsider the criteria used to determine who will or will not be hired.

Get Digital

Get to know who you are hiring as more than resumées

Have HR looks into the social media and other digital properties of potential candidates.

This can paint a much more human picture of a future employee.

Happy Hiring!

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