Important Do’s and Don’ts of Hiring:
Current times pose a tough challenge for hiring managers. Hence, we have jotted down a few do’s and don’ts which the hiring managers should keep in mind to make an informed decision.
Do’s
- Invest in employer brand and put across a good one.
- Communicate key responsibilities and challenges of the role clearly.
- Highlight growth opportunities within the organisation.
- Engage with recruitment partner in case you are looking for value added hiring our niche skill hiring.
- Have complete transparency on the compensation structure and communicate the same clearly.
- Get to know the attitude of the candidate and look beyond skills mentioned in the CV like ethics etc.
- Try to explain company core values and pillars to the incumbent.
- Look for a far-sighted candidate who has vision for himself and the company. This helps in mutual growth.
- Experience matters.
- Get to know the candidate. A casual interaction may help you understand how they think.
- Values like honesty, teamwork, culture they belong to should play a role in the final decision-making process.
- Try to be brutally honest about company’s culture, salary, job etc. whether it be dark or ugly because this helps in absorbing a stable candidate who would love to work for a good tenure with the company thus cutting attrition costs.
Don’ts
- Do not misrepresent the nature of the job.
- Do not waste time looking for a hundred percent match. The right candidate is a mix of good aptitude (skills) and a good attitude.
- Do not avoid interviewing passive candidates.
- Do not reach a final decision while half-way through the interview.
- Do not camouflage anything related to the company, culture, salary or job role.
Hope above checklist help you in making your hiring decision error free. We at New Era will always be glad to come and discuss more with you any time as we strive to “enable success” hiring while following our core value – “en” people and connections.
Content Credit – Archita Singhal (New Era Knowledge Bank)
