How to hire the right person

This is the final installment of a five-part video series designed to help employers navigate the hiring process. It focuses on evaluating interviewees and on what to do during the interview.

The narrator encourages employers to put the candidates at ease by explaining the interview process, then following that process. Employers should encourage the job applicant to do 90 percent of the talking in the interview.

This is part four of a five-part series on the hiring process, offering advice to employers on hiring the right person for a job.

The best interviews are based on good job descriptions and job advertisements, the narrator says. She encourages employers to plan their questions in advance, and focus on open-ended questions that will help candidates demonstrate why they are suitable for the job.

This is the third video in a five-part series designed to help employers with the hiring process. Here, the focus is on creating a job advertisement.

In this video, the second in a five-part series about the hiring process, the focus is on preparing a job description.

The narrator offers tips for clarifying the description by determining what tasks will be included in the job; which skills the successful candidate needs; and what training the employer is prepared to offer. The video includes a link to a downloadable Essential Skills activity sheet to help with the task.

This is the first in a five-part series of videos designed to help employers find and hire the right employee. It offers both an overview of the series and some general advice on the hiring process.

This guide has been designed to help employers manage the process of finding and hiring the right person for a job.

In their introduction, the authors note that hiring the right person will help an organization grow, while hiring the wrong person can cost both time and money. To hire the right person, it is important to allow enough time, and to use a sound approach to hiring.