Hiring done the right way

A bad hire can pose multiple problems for an organization. A bad hire is a waste of essential resources like time and money for an organization. Therefore there is a need by every organization to fine tune their selection process before hire for a particular role. A number of studies have been conducted by Aon Hewitt in the Asian market which has led to the conclusion that one of the problems being faced by organizations today is with regard to the speed and quality of the hiring process.

Aon Hewitt has found out, based on several of its researches that hiring decisions need to be made based on data and should never be subjective; it should never be based on the individual choice of the interviewer because often individual decisions taken by an interviewer is based on how much of himself/herself the interviewer sees in the candidate. Therefore there is an increased need to gather sufficient data and information on the candidate so that the decision to hire or not to hire is based solely on the data. Evaluation outcomes of resume vary based on the judgment of the recruiter (Seibert, Williams and Raymark, 2010).

Nowadays it is being observed that the increasing number of companies focus on reducing the cost per hire and the time taken to fill a vacancy. As a result of this companies end up overlooking the key purpose of overlooking the key purpose of identifying the right talent. In the next article the focus will be on an effective hiring framework and the essential tools that are required to gather information about a candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and personal characteristics (KSAPC).

Source: People Matters

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