Steps to Start Finding Your Next Star Employee

By Tmima Grinvald

Any time you are looking to hire a new employee for your company or team, you are looking for someone who will not only fit in well but someone who will push the company forward. You want to find someone with the potential to grow and passion to work.

The first is to go through the initial pile of resumes.

While you are going through the pile, keep in mind certain criteria that you are looking for as well as anything that sets the individual apart from the rest. They may have an impressive work history, a specific skill that your company needs or just a recommendation from someone whom you trust.

While this may seem like a tedious task, take the time to properly read them. These are going to be the individuals that you want to call back for an audition.

Next is the most important process: the interview.

This is a chance for you interact with all the potential candidates and get an idea of who they truly are. It is essentially a test run of what it would be like if you chose to hire them.

There are four key points to follow in order to make the most out of your interview.

• Verify their skills
• Observe their actions
• Build a rapport
• Evaluate their potential

In this article, we will explore the first two points in more detail.

Let’s start with verifying his/her skills.

On paper, this may be your ideal candidate in terms of experience and skills. However, you want to ensure that what the have written on their resume is what they are truly capable of doing.

If a certain project that they worked on stood out to you, ask follow-up questions.

• What was something that went well?
• How did they approach the issue?
• What did they learn from the situation?

The answers to these questions will show you how they may approach a similar project for you. It will be evident if the candidate knows what s/he is talking about or not.

Next, throughout the interview, be sure to observe his/her actions.

You want to remain detached from the candidate here and view their actions from an objective point of view.

• Gauge his/her level of confidence, energy, and body language.

You can be subjective after conducting all the interviews but on your notes, jot down specifics that stood out to you.

For example, if s/he did not know the exact answer to a question but was able to handle it gracefully and explain his/her thought process, it maybe be an indication of how s/he would handle a similar situation in the future.

These are two key points to look at when you are conducting interviews to find the next star for your company.

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For more information on the other two key points for hiring your next star employee, visit our blog and the blog post, “How to Hire Your Next Star?”.

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