Chapter 1. Employee Selection: How Do I Find, Attract, and Select the Best?

Hiring is a basic need for any employer that has at least one employee who is not a partner or family member. This is where the employment relationship begins. Policies and procedures for employee selection will set the tone for the interactions that follow throughout an individual’s time with the organization.

Hiring someone is easy. Hiring the best candidate isn’t always as simple, and will require planning and a logical process. Whether you have one job opening or one hundred, the process and procedures that you use for employee selection will be directly reflected in the results that you achieve.

Finding Your Candidates

Whether you are looking to hire in a strong economic ...

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