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Digg it UP - Hiring A Good Employee - What To Ask In The Interview
Statistics show that a large portion of the world's population owns and runs a small business. This fact is not surprising. After all, having your own business means that you can work any time you want, make your own decisions, be your own boss and be exempt from the usual bureaucratic rules that govern larger business establishments. You need not report to anyone but yourself. These are but a few of the more compelling reasons why most people take the plunge when it comes to operating a company of their own.However, hard days will come for any company, whatever the size. During these times, there is always a threat that your small business will not be able to stay afloat. This is why owners of small businesses
Once you set up an interview time, pay attention to when the person arrives. Preferably they should arrive at least 5-10 minutes ahead of the scheduled time. Their appearance should be neat and presentable for the position they are applying for.
When the actual interview begins, you should have your list of questions in front of you, with a pen to take notes with. Write down your comments next to the questions as the person answers them. The foll
You are excited, it's a new business day! You glance at your business plan on the pin board in front of you. A shiver of excitement races up your spine as you think of your business potential. Just 8 hours a day on this plan will mean a better life for you and your family, all within 2 years. Then the phone rings…It's a customer! They are enquiring about that widget they bought from you yesterday.Will it do x and y?So you explain that it will do x and y. And because you are focused on providing the ultimate customer service, you talk them through the steps on the phone. After all you need to go the extra mile, don't you?You hang up and think "Another satisfied customer, but I wished they had
I am the co-owner of a small business with only 6 employees. We have fairly small quarters to work in, and it is a friendly family atmosphere. When we need to hire someone it is important that we find someone not only very qualified but that will fit into our organization.
Since my business is a technical one (medical billing) it is also important that I hire someone with a brain. I don’t mean that to sound insensitive, but the truth is I am hiring for a position that will require thinking. (I have actually considered putting that in the ad “Data Entry With A Brain”)
I have found that since we have gone to a list of preset questions we have had very good luck with our hiring. The last 3 people we have hired have been good choices. Prior to the last three, we interviewed and hired a person without a preset list of questions and it was horrible.
First of all, the interview starts when the person responds to your ad. Do they follow instructions on how to apply? If you put “no phone calls” then they shouldn’t be calling you, etc. How is their response? If you request a resume it should be neat and up to date. It should, even though it is not required, have a cover letter. Is the experience on the resume related to what you are hiring for, or is it not crucial for the position?
You should look the resume over carefully. Look for unexplained gaps in their employment. Also look for any clues as to why the person may be applying for your position. If they are just graduating from college, and your job is not in their field, they may be looking for a temporary position. This may be ok for you, but for us, we don’t want to go thru the training necessary for a temporary person. Make notes on the resume of any questions you may want to ask them in the interview.
It should be easy for you to reach the person at the number that they provide you with on the resume. Or at least you should be able to leave them a message. Listen the how the person answers the phone, or the message on the machine. These are little clues as to who the person is. If you have to leave a message, they should return the call within a reasonable time.
Once you set up an interview time, pay attention to when the person arrives. Preferably they should arrive at least 5-10 minutes ahead of the scheduled time. Their appearance should be neat and presentable for the position they are applying for.
When the actual interview begins, you should have your list of questions in front of you, with a pen to take notes with. Write down your comments next to the questions as the person answers them. The follo
Your company has deadlines to meet and the project at hand is not much different than the one before it, yet you are questioning why this project has so much time against it. You have the same amount of employees working on this project as the last one, but this project has consumed double the time. Why are you over the projected allotment of billable time and the project is only at the halfway point? If you are scratching your head as you scroll through spreadsheets making comparisons, you have taxed your project's time deficit even further.Real time project performance and project tracking enables quicker response time for resource reallocation and project diagnosis. The right Time Management Software will inc
I have found that since we have gone to a list of preset questions we have had very good luck with our hiring. The last 3 people we have hired have been good choices. Prior to the last three, we interviewed and hired a person without a preset list of questions and it was horrible.
First of all, the interview starts when the person responds to your ad. Do they follow instructions on how to apply? If you put “no phone calls” then they shouldn’t be calling you, etc. How is their response? If you request a resume it should be neat and up to date. It should, even though it is not required, have a cover letter. Is the experience on the resume related to what you are hiring for, or is it not crucial for the position?
You should look the resume over carefully. Look for unexplained gaps in their employment. Also look for any clues as to why the person may be applying for your position. If they are just graduating from college, and your job is not in their field, they may be looking for a temporary position. This may be ok for you, but for us, we don’t want to go thru the training necessary for a temporary person. Make notes on the resume of any questions you may want to ask them in the interview.
It should be easy for you to reach the person at the number that they provide you with on the resume. Or at least you should be able to leave them a message. Listen the how the person answers the phone, or the message on the machine. These are little clues as to who the person is. If you have to leave a message, they should return the call within a reasonable time.
Once you set up an interview time, pay attention to when the person arrives. Preferably they should arrive at least 5-10 minutes ahead of the scheduled time. Their appearance should be neat and presentable for the position they are applying for.
When the actual interview begins, you should have your list of questions in front of you, with a pen to take notes with. Write down your comments next to the questions as the person answers them. The foll
In the HBS Digest, we discussed getting a business up and running. We took a couple of steps a month and by the end of the year we had our grand opening for our business. In this article we will discuss nine succinct steps to put you on the path to success with your own business start up. First, you need to make up a plan and then pick out a couple of things to accomplish each month. Second, you need to define your short term goals. Yes long term goals are important too, however, remember you want to do this in a years’ time so for now let’s break your goals down into things to do each week and by the end of each month. Also, when you accomplish your goals for the month, be sure to reward yourself with somethi
You should look the resume over carefully. Look for unexplained gaps in their employment. Also look for any clues as to why the person may be applying for your position. If they are just graduating from college, and your job is not in their field, they may be looking for a temporary position. This may be ok for you, but for us, we don’t want to go thru the training necessary for a temporary person. Make notes on the resume of any questions you may want to ask them in the interview.
It should be easy for you to reach the person at the number that they provide you with on the resume. Or at least you should be able to leave them a message. Listen the how the person answers the phone, or the message on the machine. These are little clues as to who the person is. If you have to leave a message, they should return the call within a reasonable time.
Once you set up an interview time, pay attention to when the person arrives. Preferably they should arrive at least 5-10 minutes ahead of the scheduled time. Their appearance should be neat and presentable for the position they are applying for.
When the actual interview begins, you should have your list of questions in front of you, with a pen to take notes with. Write down your comments next to the questions as the person answers them. The foll
IT/ERP/MRP consulting industry is currently under the transformation. This process is usually happening and comes in parallel with new economic recovery and change in the business paradigm. We’ll try to appeal to historical excurse and give some hints on the future trends. In our case we work with such products as Microsoft Business Solutions Great Plains, CRM, Navision, Retail Management System (RMS) and cross integrations between them and non-Microsoft products: Oracle, Lotus Notes Domino, Unix & Java platforms: J2EE, EJB, Bea Weblogic, Websphere, etc. Let’s look at the history and the current processes:• Classical Business Consulting. It was flourishing back in 1950th and had two major schools or directi
It should be easy for you to reach the person at the number that they provide you with on the resume. Or at least you should be able to leave them a message. Listen the how the person answers the phone, or the message on the machine. These are little clues as to who the person is. If you have to leave a message, they should return the call within a reasonable time.
Once you set up an interview time, pay attention to when the person arrives. Preferably they should arrive at least 5-10 minutes ahead of the scheduled time. Their appearance should be neat and presentable for the position they are applying for.
When the actual interview begins, you should have your list of questions in front of you, with a pen to take notes with. Write down your comments next to the questions as the person answers them. The foll
Being an entrepreneur, whether of a multi-million dollar corporation and especially of a home business, is nothing special. It usually does not take special skills, or special abilities.Now, you may think I'm making a bold statement here, and you're probably tired of reading that many entrepreneurs are normal people just like you and me. You may still hold on to your beliefs that a successful is lucky or possesses skills and talents that you do not have. Well, I'm here to refute those suggestions in this article.How does one become an A student in school, a top-class athlete or an entrepreneur who generates profits? Is it because they are special? Yes, some may be born with a higher IQ or a better physiqu
Once you set up an interview time, pay attention to when the person arrives. Preferably they should arrive at least 5-10 minutes ahead of the scheduled time. Their appearance should be neat and presentable for the position they are applying for.
When the actual interview begins, you should have your list of questions in front of you, with a pen to take notes with. Write down your comments next to the questions as the person answers them. The following is a list of good questions to ask during the interview to help you get an insight as to who the person is:
Why are you applying for this position?
What type of job are you looking for?
If you are currently employed, why are you looking to leave your current job?
If recently unemployed, why did you leave your last position?
What would you say is your strongest quality (qualities)?
What would you say is your weakest quality (qualities)?
If I were to speak to one of your recent employers, what would they tell me is your best quality?
What would they say is your worst quality?
How much work have you missed in the past year due to sickness, or unexpected reasons?
What is the reason for the most time that you miss?
Do you take regular vacations every year at the same time? (Christmas? Summer vacation?)
Do you require medical insurance?
What would you like to be paid? (Not that you are going to pay them what they ask, but it is helpful to know what they think that they are worth. We recently interviewed someone who asked for less than we were willing to pay!)
Give an example of a situation that would arise in the position that they are applying for and ask how they would handle it. (When we are looking for a data entry person, we ask them how they would handle it if they fall way behind on the schedule that we have them on. I know it seems like everyone should know the ‘correct answer’ to that question, but it stills helps you to see what type of person they are by their answer.)
When would you be available to start work? (Again, this question will show you what type of employee they are. If they are currently employed, you would want them to give the current employer notice and not just walk out leaving them high and dry.)
When the interview is over, you may want to indicate to the person when you expect to make your decision. Once we interviewed a person for a specific position and during the interview we determined we didn’t think that the person was qualified. We advised her that we didn’t think she was qualified. She asked us what duties we felt she wasn’t qualified for and then stated that even though she d
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