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Selection Process

Identify Candidates to interview

    1. Identify what you want the employee to do in the open job.
    2. Determine the required outputs and performance success factors for the job.
    3. Determine the characteristics and traits of the individual whom you believe will succeed in that job. If you have employees successfully performing the job currently, list the traits, characteristics, and skills they bring to the job.
    4. Narrow the list to your key behavioral traits for the job.
    5. Make a list of interview questions, both behavioral and traditional, to ask each candidate during the interview. A structured list makes candidate selection more defensible and allows you to make comparisons between the various answers and approaches of your interviewees.
    6. Review the resumes and cover letters you receive with the behavioral traits and characteristics in mind.
    7. Phone screen the candidates who have caught your attention with their qualifications to further narrow the candidate pool.