29. Hiring The Right People

You know what I think about the hiring process? If you do a Google search for "how to hire the right people" you'll find a plethora of posts on leadership qualities and attributes, but there's not a lot of process-oriented information. There’s a lot of advice for job candidates, but if you’re a hiring authority, well, we just never really got a lot of training, did we? During the course of my career, I’ve hired hundreds of people, and for various level roles, entry-level, mid-level managers, and professionals. I’m certainly no expert, and although I didn’t always get it right, more often than not, especially at this point in my career, I do get it right. So, today, I’d like to share with you my process for hiring the right person. I’ll explain each step in the process, and provide real-life example of that step in action. Although, there’s really no way to eliminate all risk when hiring, these five steps will help you mitigate the risk.