Stop Sending in the Clowns

Is it your fault the people you hire are idiots?Yes. It probably is your fault.
Hiring is one of the single most important responsibilities any manager has. But companies rarely train their managers how to hire right. Instead, most managers have to learn by doing.
Hiring the wrong person can cost you your job. Even if they don't get you fired, they can cost your company many times their annual pay in lost productivity.
The author has distilled all his training and decades of hiring experience into this book to teach you how to attract and select the right people for the job, and how to keep them once you hire them.
It all starts with Writing a Good Job Posting. This is the first place most hiring managers mess up. Learn how to figure out what you really need to look for in a new hire.
Then, you will learn how to quickly and effectively Review Resumes. This can chew up a lot of time an energy. Getting this right will keep you from wasting your time on unsuitable candidates.
Sometimes what you don't do is as important as what you do. In the chapter on Asking Bad Questions you learn the illegal and stupid questions you should never ask. This chapter alone can be a great reference until you learn this stuff completely.
When you Meet STAR and CARL you learn how to ask questions that get the candidate to reveal what they have really accomplished. You won't get fooled by someone who talks a good game, but cannot deliver.
In Find Round Pegs for Round Holes you learn how to align the candidate's experience with the needs of the job you are filling.
Ask the Right Questions brings everything from the prior three chapters together to help you become an effective interviewer.
Plan Your Team Interviews will teach you how to manage your hiring team so that they help you get the results you need.
In Make the Right Offer you learn the importance of getting your biggest value for the package you are offering.
And finally, after you have invested all that time and energy hiring the right person, learn how to Keep The Employee You Want so you don't have keep suffering through an endless cycle of hiring and re-hiring.
Other Career Management Books by Tom Sheppard
Strategic Career ManagementCareer InsuranceYour Career Your BusinessCome Out On Top: Goals to Live ByBuilding Success and Self-ConfidenceFire Yourself: Get the Job You WantGet and Keep the Job You Want: Tips for Effective Cover LettersGet and Keep the Job You Want: A Job Hunter's PrimerGet and Keep the Job You Want: Tips for Effective ResumesGet and Keep the Job You Want: Tips for Effective InterviewsGet and Keep the Job You Want: Tips for Effective Job SearchesInterview Like the President: A Guide to Video Interviewing6 Questions to Ask Every 6 MonthsA Guide to Self-Directed LearningStart Your Own Business to Have Fun and Save and Make Money