Hiring: Screen candidates with key job elements

Prioritize three key hiring elements to screen candidates: (1) Qualifications--specific qualifi-cations and experience defined in the job description; (2) Ability--hard skills such as computer program knowledge, equipment oper-ations or writing skills as demonstrated by specific authored documents; and (3) Fit--emotional characteristics, emotional intel-ligence, people skills and intuitive abilities such as judgment. Screen candidates by evaluating those with the best match.

Related Best Practices

• Hire a Contractor or an Employee
• Hire your first employee
• Hiring for Startups

Author

The author of this page is Terry Gardiner

Terry Gardiner is the founder and President of Silver Lining Seafoods and NorQuest Seafoods - a medium-size Alaska seafood processing company; and currently a Board member of the Anvil Corporation, an employee-owned company specializing in oil and gas engineering.

His co-operative experiences include member director of the Commercial Fishermen Co-operative association; creation of legislation for the Alaska Commercial Fishing and Agriculture Bank; and advisor to the US Dept of Health and Social Services for the state Health CO-OPs.

Terry served ten years as a member of the Alaska House of Representatives -several legislative committee chairmanships, Speaker of the House, Chairman of the Alaska Criminal Code Commission and board member on various state and federal boards and commissions.

His non-profit experiences include National Policy Director for the Small Business Majority in Washington DC; working with the Herndon Alliance and ForTerra.

Terry authored the leadership book, "Six-Word Lessons to Build Effective Leaders: 100 Lessons to Equip Your People to Create Winning Organizations".

For more check: Terry Gardiner Long bio