Hiring Wisdom: 6 Questions to Follow For Effective Recruiting

Feb 25, 2013

Effective recruiting begins with the following questions:

Who do you want to recruit? (In other words, which specific mental and physical capacities, attitudes, personality traits, and skills are the best fit for the job?)
When do you need them?
Where are they now working?
What will attract them?
Why should they work for your company?
What will you do to help them be successful on the job?

This was originally published on Mel Kleiman’s Humetrics blog.

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