5 ways to ensure you hire the right talent

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Indiatimes The Times of India The Economic Times The Times Of India Jobs and Career Powered by: TOI Home Jobs Search Jobs Career Management Industry Buzz RecruiteX Jobs & Careers Jobs & Careers The Times of India Indiatimes Web (by Google) Video Photos No Comment 5 Ways To Ensure You Hire The Right Talent Posted by admin on Jan 24, 2014 Make sure you take the right hiring decisions by following the checklist shared below. Apeksha Kaushik, TimesJobs.com Bureau Hiring decisions are the most painful part of an HR professional’s job and they are equally taxing for the business, at large. A study published by the Society for Human Resource Management found that a poor hiring decision, which ended in termination, actually costs the company concerned around 38 per cent of an employee’s salary. With so much at stake, how can one ensure that right person is hired for the right job? Ravi S Singh, founder, Insiders, shares a checklist which can help avoid horror hires… Talent mapping: The success of hiring lies in talent mapping; if you have the right people on your mapping list, your job is almost done. The problem with most of the recruiters, even consultants, is that their search process ends as they find a suitable candidate, to get a closure. An extensive talent mapping gives you a holistic preview of the available talent and make sure that you are hiring the most suitable and best fit. Strong pre-screening: A right hire is not determined by the number of people interviewed but by meeting the right people. Hence, a strong and in-depth pre-screening of CV is highly recommended, so that you meet only the right people and when you are making a final decision you know you are choosing among the best. In today’s social media-driven world, reviewing the online profile can be a very strong pre-screening criterion. Non negotiable traits/behavior: The technical aspect and achievements (IQ) are almost defined in the CV and while interviewing, it’s all about cross checking them. But the major aspect which needs to be checked is behaviors, traits, and attitude; in short the EQ aspect. Hence, define your NNT (Non Negotiable Traits) this will definitely assure the stability of hire in your organisation. Know your questions: Have a checklist of interview questionnaire. Also, it’s not only about preparing the right question but knowing them as well; i.e., what is the objective? What will it basically determine or how well can it give a prospective of the candidate? Background and reference check: Effective reference check is one of the most important steps in the hiring process. Make sure and verify that all the credentials, experience and skills shared, are possessed by the candidate. Besides, there are number of behavioural and personality assessment tests available, today, to evaluate the suitability and credibility of a candidate for the available job profile/position. “A little extra effort at the preliminary stages of hiring process can help in culling the good from bad. It is best to give an in-depth testing on the candidate’s competencies rather than glide along on first impressions,” advised Kevin Tan, principal consultant, Omni View Consultancy. [email protected] Related Posts Interview of the Day: ‘Candidates in digital marketing analytics to be in demand next year’ Interview of the day: ‘HR is moving from being transaction focused to a strategic business partner’ Interview of the Day: ‘Mumbai, Delhi/NCR, Hyderabad Top Destinations For Job Seekers In 2014’ Suggested Jobs Senior Python Programmer Emtex(Delhi, Delhi/NCR) Urgent opening Web Content & Online Marketing - Malleswaram, Ban Morpheus Human Consulting Pvt. Ltd.(Bengaluru / Bangalore) Django Python Developer Emtex(Delhi) Executive Customer Care. TMI NETWORK(Cochin/ Kochi/ Ernakulam) Customer relationship officer TMI NETWORK(Calicut/ Kozhikode, Cochin/ Kochi/ Ernakulam, Kannur, Kollam, Kottayam) Sales Executives TMI NETWORK(Calicut/ Kozhikode, Cochin/ Kochi/ Ernakulam, Kannur, Kollam, Kottayam) "Marketing Manager" ARYAN HR SOLUTIONS - MUMBAI(Kanpur) Click here to take survey You are here: Home > Gallery > 5 Ways To Ensure You Hire The Right Talent TJinsite Survey How do you handle criticism at work? 5 Ways To Ensure You Hire The Right Talent | Times of India http://content.timesjobs.com/5-ways-to-ensure-you-hire-right-talent/?froms... 1 of 3 1/28/2014 10:40 AM

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Indiatimes The Times of India The Economic Times

The Times Of IndiaJobs and Career Powered by:

TOI Home Jobs Search Jobs Career Management Industry Buzz RecruiteX

Jobs & Careers

Jobs & Careers

The Times of India

Indiatimes

Web (by Google)

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5 Ways To Ensure You Hire The Right TalentPosted by admin on Jan 24, 2014

Make sure you take the right hiring decisions by following the checklist sharedbelow.

Apeksha Kaushik, TimesJobs.com Bureau

Hiring decisions are the most painful part of an HR professional’s job and they areequally taxing for the business, at large. A study published by the Society for HumanResource Management found that a poor hiring decision, which ended in termination,actually costs the company concerned around 38 per cent of an employee’s salary.With so much at stake, how can one ensure that right person is hired for the right job?Ravi S Singh, founder, Insiders, shares a checklist which can help avoid horror

hires…

Talent mapping: The success of hiring lies in talent mapping; if you have the right people on your mapping list, your job isalmost done. The problem with most of the recruiters, even consultants, is that their search process ends as they find asuitable candidate, to get a closure. An extensive talent mapping gives you a holistic preview of the available talent and makesure that you are hiring the most suitable and best fit.

Strong pre-screening: A right hire is not determined by the number of people interviewed but by meeting the right people.Hence, a strong and in-depth pre-screening of CV is highly recommended, so that you meet only the right people and whenyou are making a final decision you know you are choosing among the best. In today’s social media-driven world, reviewingthe online profile can be a very strong pre-screening criterion.

Non negotiable traits/behavior: The technical aspect and achievements (IQ) are almost defined in the CV and whileinterviewing, it’s all about cross checking them. But the major aspect which needs to be checked is behaviors, traits, andattitude; in short the EQ aspect. Hence, define your NNT (Non Negotiable Traits) this will definitely assure the stability of hirein your organisation.

Know your questions: Have a checklist of interview questionnaire. Also, it’s not only about preparing the right question butknowing them as well; i.e., what is the objective? What will it basically determine or how well can it give a prospective of thecandidate?

Background and reference check: Effective reference check is one of the most important steps in the hiring process. Makesure and verify that all the credentials, experience and skills shared, are possessed by the candidate.

Besides, there are number of behavioural and personality assessment tests available, today, to evaluate the suitability andcredibility of a candidate for the available job profile/position. “A little extra effort at the preliminary stages of hiring processcan help in culling the good from bad. It is best to give an in-depth testing on the candidate’s competencies rather than glidealong on first impressions,” advised Kevin Tan, principal consultant, Omni View Consultancy.

[email protected]

Related PostsInterview of the Day: ‘Candidates in digital marketing analytics to be in demand next year’Interview of the day: ‘HR is moving from being transaction focused to a strategic business partner’Interview of the Day: ‘Mumbai, Delhi/NCR, Hyderabad Top Destinations For Job Seekers In 2014’

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Senior Python ProgrammerEmtex(Delhi, Delhi/NCR)

Urgent opening Web Content & Online Marketing- Malleswaram, BanMorpheus Human Consulting Pvt. Ltd.(Bengaluru/ Bangalore)

Django Python DeveloperEmtex(Delhi)

Executive Customer Care.TMI NETWORK(Cochin/ Kochi/ Ernakulam)

Customer relationship officerTMI NETWORK(Calicut/ Kozhikode, Cochin/Kochi/ Ernakulam, Kannur, Kollam, Kottayam)

Sales ExecutivesTMI NETWORK(Calicut/ Kozhikode, Cochin/Kochi/ Ernakulam, Kannur, Kollam, Kottayam)

"Marketing Manager"ARYAN HR SOLUTIONS - MUMBAI(Kanpur)

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