Three Tips for Better Hiring
Minimum qualifications tell you who you can hire, but they do not tell you who you should hire. By Richard F. Scheig Remembering a few pointers will save you time and money in the long run. Unlocking Successful Hiring with Three Essential Guidelines Recruiting and hiring the right candidates can be daunting, but […]
The Bad Hire: Hire For The Behaviors, Train For The Skills (Part 3 of 3)
Minimum qualifications tell you who you can hire, but they do not tell you who you should hire. Unveiling the Power of Job Success Profiles In previous newsletters, we have suggested that hiring those “minimally qualified” or identifying those appropriate for training takes an accurate job success profile. Decoding Job Success: Beyond Minimum Qualifications What […]
The Smart Hire: Hire For Behaviors, Train For Skills (Part 2 of 3)
Training efforts are much more successful if people already possess the critical human factor behaviors they need to be among the “best” before being taught technical skills. Defining the Success Profile Motorcoach operators need an accurate success profile for every job to ensure they hire the right people. When hiring, ask yourself, “What are the […]
The Smart Hire: Performance Begins With Selection.
Training efforts are much more successful if people already possess the critical human factor behaviors they need to be among the “best” before being taught technical skills. The Challenge of Selection in Labor-Scarce Industries While multiple factors are related to turnover and performance, both share a common beginning—selection. Performance begins with selection. Identifying and hiring […]
The Bad Hire: It Costs More Than You Think.
As costly as turnover is, sub-standard or poor job performance that results from a “bad” hire is equally devastating in terms of cost. The High Cost of Hiring Mistakes Hiring the right person for the job is a challenging assignment. It’s not only difficult to do; it is costly when we miss it. It is […]
Ensuring Nondiscriminatory Hiring: Strategies for Affirmative Action
Inadequate selection interviews often lead to decisions based on factors unrelated to an applicant’s ability to perform the job. Understanding Discriminatory Hiring Discriminatory hiring practices have long been a concern in the workplace. To address this issue effectively, it’s essential to have a clear understanding of what constitutes discriminatory hiring. The Role of External Factors […]
Are You Looking to Increase Work Performance? Human Factors, not Skills, Make All the Difference.
High performance means a person’s technical and human factor skills are at top levels. Understanding the Impact of Employee Performance Differences in employee performance can be much more significant than many Motorcoach operators may realize. The differences are not the typically described 10 percent to 20 percent to 30 percent that most managers or executives […]
New Pre-Employment Assessments Increase Probability of Hiring Successful Candidates. (Classic Post)
Minimum qualifications tell you who you can hire, but they do not tell you who you should hire. Unlocking the Potential of SelectRight™ Hiring Solutions When “Dolly,” the cloned sheep, was unveiled to the world, it brought to light the topic of duplication. Properly used, cloning could give us more proven good things by replication […]