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Hiring New Staff? Will you hire the right candidate?

Posted: Friday, February 20, 2009

by Veratta Technologies
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What is the secret to ensure that you have a precise Job Fit and will land the perfect person for your vacant position?

As experienced professional recruiters, we have learned that job fitness and hiring right do not happen by accident. In order to effectively hire you need to understand the personal characteristics that will predict job success. Some hiring managers have realized that they need an efficient and effective job fit analysis process. We will discuss a few tips and tricks to make your next hiring decision a bit more bullet proof by using scientifically proven tools.

Even though we are in a "candidate rich" environment, many employers today are frustrated with selecting the perfect employee. More and more resumes are flowing in which actually makes candidate selection even more complex. It is very expensive to get it wrong. Employee turnover is ranked as one of the greatest wastes in terms of lost time, money and morale. Employees are hired based on skill and fire for poor fit. Employers rely on how well a candidate interviews or their "gut feel" to assess the candidates ability and make a hiring decision -- and they often get it wrong!! People are much like ice-bergs and reveal only a small percentage of their true selves, especially in a job interview.

What are top employers doing about this dilemma? Many of the best hiring managers are relying on psychometric testing to strengthen their candidate selection process. Why? A recent Harvard Business study found that employers using a Job Fit Tool cut employee turnover by more than 50% within six months of beginning the program. Here are a few more reasons:

You don't want to hire a sales person who can't sell
You don't want to hire a manager who can't manage
Online Job Fit tools are quick and easy to use
You can now scientifically determine a candidates abilities and fit
A candidates history and your "gut feel" make up only two thirds of the information you require
The final third is the candidates abilities, motivations and personality revealed by the Job Fit assessment
The benchmark is set by those that know the job well
Improving the accuracy of your hiring decision will clearly have a positive effect on your bottom line. Getting the job fit just right helps you avoid "square peg, round hole" situations thereby improving employee performance and reducing turnover. Certainly improved employee retention, hence lower employee turnover, and better performance will give your team the jump on your competition. Utilizing a simple online job fit analysis tool is one of the best methods to assess a candidate's fit for your organization and remove some of the stress of selecting the perfect candidate for your team.

A professional financial recruiter for the past nine years, Cliff Kanto, CMA, founder of MercerBradley.com has helped hundreds of client companies and candidates determine a great job fit. Mercer Bradley specializes in Recruitment and Job Fit Analysis for Accounting and Finance Professionals.

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