| When you invest in new staff, you want to make the | | | | right person the first time, your business will experience |
| wisest decisions possible. It is in your best interest to | | | | an increase in productivity. The new staff member will |
| make sure that the decision you make is made on an | | | | be motivated to jump in and learn! Once all your staff |
| informed basis which has been brought about by the | | | | members are in place, you won't see your time being |
| training you have received for recruitment interviewing | | | | wasted from constantly having an empty chair to fill. |
| skills. It is time well spent reviewing resumes and | | | | 4. You will increase customer satisfaction. New staff |
| conducting informative interviews to make sure you | | | | members who have been recruited correctly through |
| hire the best people for the job. When you hire the | | | | the best practices of recruitment interviewing skills |
| right people to begin with, you will save yourself a | | | | techniques will be easily trained in your ways of doing |
| substantial amount of time hiring and training | | | | things, they will be open to learning and training. It will be |
| replacement staff down the road. The more skillful you | | | | easy for you to train them how to handle a wide |
| become at recruitment interviewing skills the easier | | | | range of customer service situations. Eventually they |
| you will make the recruitment and management | | | | will need little assistance from you. Customers will |
| process | | | | appreciate their courtesy, professionalism, and |
| By hiring the right people, you will also be saving your | | | | efficiency. If you are constantly recruiting and |
| company recruiting and training costs. As a leader, | | | | interviewing new staff, you will have more customer |
| your company trusts you to interview and hire staff | | | | complaints about unknowledgeable, unhelpful, and |
| that will benefit the company. Let's discuss these and | | | | inefficient staff. |
| other reasons in further detail. | | | | 5. You will increase morale and see less distraction. |
| 7 Reasons to Hire the Right People the First Time: | | | | There is no doubt about it; a high turnover causes quite |
| 1. You will save yourself time interviewing, training and | | | | a bit of distraction among other staff members. There |
| hiring down the road. It takes a lot of time (and money) | | | | are questions floating around about why the staff |
| to advertise open positions, review resumes, screen | | | | member left, if he was terminated, if there is going to |
| applicants, set up interviews, conduct the interviews, | | | | be layoffs, etc. If it is the case where you had to |
| extend offers, and then start training the new staff. | | | | terminate the staff member, (even if the staff member |
| The less time you have to spend doing this work, the | | | | had to be replaced because you got it wrong through |
| more time you can spend leading, motivating, | | | | poor recruitment interviewing skills) other staff |
| developing and training your team. | | | | members will wonder who's next? This distraction |
| 2. You will save the company recruiting and training | | | | decreases morale and can negatively impact the |
| costs. Just think of all the people that a new staff | | | | entire department. When the right people are in place, |
| member spends time training with: | | | | morale is high and there is much less distraction. |
| * A Human Resource manager to go over paper | | | | 6. You will build team spirit. Staff members that know |
| work and company policies. | | | | each other, enjoy working together, and are motivated |
| * Yourself or a trainer to go over on the job coaching | | | | by a leader (you!) build a strong bond powerful, |
| and training. | | | | dynamic team spirit. It is more difficult to build this team |
| * Fellow staff members for job shadowing. | | | | spirit when the members of the team are constantly |
| * A corporate trainer for soft skills training. | | | | changing and you are spending all your time on |
| * A trainer for technical training. | | | | recruitment interviewing. |
| That is a lot of time and as they say time is money. If | | | | 7. You will give your company a good reputation. |
| your recruitment interview skills produce a staff | | | | Applicants often ask about a companies staff |
| member who is willing to contribute to the company's | | | | turnover rate. When you have a low turnover rate, |
| success, then the time is well spent. If the new staff | | | | your company will gain the reputation as an employer |
| member is not excited about his job, or worse hates | | | | with a first-class reputation for looking after their |
| his job, then it is time (and again money) wasted. | | | | people. In fact many companies are now finding it is |
| 3. You will increase productivity and have less hassle | | | | money well spent training their leaders and managers |
| as you try and ramp up new employees. When | | | | in recruitment interviewing skills and saving money on |
| through correct recruitment interview skills you hire the | | | | recruitment costs. |