When you hire an employee or consultant, what main areas do you “judge”?
I’m creating a hiring form for a client. It’s a general, one page summary form to complete as soon as an interviewee leaves. Here are a few things I put on the list. What would you add and why? Which would you leave off and why?
____________ Professionally Dressed
____________ Attitude
____________ Personality
____________ Experience Level
____________ Skills We Need
____________ Accomplishments
____________ Communication Skills
____________ Cooperativeness
____________ Interest In the Position
____________ Can Work Independently
____________ Passion For the Industry
____________ Stability Of Previous Jobs
What have I missed? What would you add to this list?
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Thanks Carol.
Nice adds :) Myers-Brigss does work well to create a list (especially a longer list) for each job position of course. Also the DISC test works well. Some companies to use these as part of their process, and others don’t. Awareness of the tests and results (I’ve actually had clients ask me what I was) could be important for teamwork, but not for entry level positions.
Greetings Maria – I appreciated your checklist. I believe it can be an effective tool for determining the appropriate fit for an interviewee and open up dialogue between the interviewers. A few thoughts came to mind in reviewing the list. I would add “confidence combined with humility.” A self assured employee who is not afraid to ask for assistance is an ideal combination. I would also add “genuineness/authenticity.” It is important to determine if a person is truly being themselves or trying to put on a show. It is vital that they are comfortable in being self-aware in addressing their own strengths and weaknesses. This is one of the reasons why we find it valuable to work with the Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator and will explore the interviewee’s awareness and knowledge of this instrument. I appreciate you soliciting thoughts from Key Women employers and challenging each of us to refine our own list of what we would look for in an employee. Thank you.
Michelle
HOW True! Outside interests do show a lot. For example, if a person’s outside interests are all things they do by themselves, and you need a vivacious salesperson, I would pose more questions about being a team player to the candidate. Thanks for you post.
Maria
Liz,
Yes, works well with others. Very important that your staff or team respects each others gifts instead of harping on each others weaknesses. And curiosity. I find that the curiosity comes 2nd nature when you’ve got a passion for what you do.
Maria
Hi Maria. Great list! I would also add something along the lines of “Proven track record/examples of working well with others”. Other attributes to consider (even though they may fall under personality) are intellectual curiosity and how open minded they seem. Times have changed and we often ask much more from our teams, so having an open mind, working well with others and being intellectually curious, all help even the most seasoned professionals thrive in our changing world.
Good luck with the list.
I would add “Outside Interests”. Many times you can tell a lot about a person by what activities and community involvment they participate in outside of work. It is one thing to come to work every day and sucessfully perform those tasks, but it is another thing for a person to show enthusiasm and connection with something(s) other than their job. An individual involved can bring fresh ideas and creativeness to the workplace.