How to Hire Dependable People

This tip on finding, identifying and retaining employees that will grow your business, is the second in my series of four articles on hiring.

A recent survey of employees by the USA Today revealed the following:

56% of working people admit they have lied to their supervisors
41% say they have falsified records
64% admit using the Internet for personal reasons during working hours
35% have stolen from their employers, by their own admission
31% abuse drugs or alcohol

This is your applicant pool!

As discussed last week, three out of four employees “disappoint” in the first week. The number one reason for this is they don’t fit your culture or team.

The sad truth is, most of the individuals in the workforce do not have the integrity, reliability, work-ethic or personal standards that you have; and therefore have set for your company or team. They will not come to work on-time, everyday. And even worse, they will not give you a full day’s work for their full day’s pay.

The success of your business depends on finding the people who DO fit your unique culture. Here are five ways to do so:

1. Believe Half of the Resume – Studies have shown that 85% of resumes and applications contain “exaggerations.”

2. Phone Screen – Create lead, behavioral questions that start to measure culture, team and job fit… even before meeting with a candidate.

3. Perform Reference & Background Checks – Nobody advertises being fired for dependability issues, theft or other criminal activity on their resume. (If you’d like a list of effective reference check questions, request it here: www.RecruitingWinners.com

4. Pre-Employment Integrity Assessments – Using instinct to make hiring decisions hasn’t worked in the past and it surely won’t work in the future either. Valid, reliable and affordable on-line assessments can help remove “luck” from your hiring process.

5. Set Standards (& Don’t Ever Lower Them) – Just one “wrong” person can infect an entire workforce. At the least, you’ll soon experience apathy and moral problems… and ultimately customer service, sales and profitability problems.

One of the main topics of the free educational video is how to hire dependable people.

To watch the 5-minute video and learn how to find & hire the people you need to grow your business, here is the link: www.RecruitingWinners.com

Best,
Brian Diez

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