Hiring Great People is Especially Important During a Recession

It’s always important to hire the best possible people for the jobs being offered. The hiring process is expensive and time consuming. Because funds are low during a recession, companies are less able to absorb the expense of having to replace poorly chosen employees.
Author/speaker, Bob Beck, explained the importance of hiring great people this way: “In a down economy, there is less room for error. Many organizations have tight budgets and every person they bring in has to make a measurable and consistent contribution,” he said.
“In a ‘down economy,’”said Dwain Celistan, managing director of Gundersen Partners, LLC, “employers will typically have fewer resources – human and capital. Each employee will have broader responsibility. Since each employee is more important under the current environment,” Celistan concluded, “there is less room for error.”

There are many ways to go about finding stand out candidates. Business coach, Yoon S. Cannon, offers these two methods to get started:

• “Identify Your Company’s Ideology – Before you start looking outside for who you need, you have to first look inside at who you are.
• Dream Plan Your Trophy Employee Profile – Most hiring managers and business owners are not specific enough as to who they are looking for to fill needed roles in the company.”

Maryann Karinch, author of “How to Become an Expert on Anything in 2 Hours,” said, “It’s important that hiring managers avoid being victims or hiring victims.” Savvy interviewing questions, she said, can help a hiring manager detect which candidates exhibit victim characteristics.
“In difficult times,” said Dr. Robert Orndorff, associate director of recruiting and employer relations for Penn State University, ” employers need people who are ‘big’ people – people who won’t make waves, who can admit to making a mistake, and who are unselfish team players.”
According to Beck, companies that are “open minded, and encourage their people to participate in the future growth of the company and foster a ‘success environment,’ are the ones that will thrive regardless of market conditions.”
Celistan is in agreement with Cannon that the job on offer is clearly defined. In addition, Celistan notes that hiring a candidate who will fit in with the company’s culture is critical. “Regardless of their talent,” Celistan said, “a good organizational and/or cultural fit increases the likelihood of peak performance.”
For Jeffrey Klawsky, president of Klawsky Consulting, Inc., great candidates are comprised of 75 percent good attitude and 25 percent ability. “Attitude,” he said, “is typically comprised of competencies/characteristics such as dependability, flexibility, teamwork, energy, quality orientation, and communication/interpersonal skills.”
Finally, Christine Richardson, director of the Career Services Office at Cazenovia College said, “Great employees have many traits in common. They have demonstrated that they:

• Are hard workers and will go above and beyond what is expected of them
• Have positive attitudes even when experiencing unemployment
• Speak positively about their past employers and experiences
• Can identify personal and professional qualities to a potential employer and can describe how they have used these qualities in previous situations
• Have up-to-date information about your company and can tell you how their skills and abilities fit your needs
• Are personable and can speak to business and professional relationships they have built
• Have made thoughtful decisions in the past and can describe to the employer how this employment opportunity is another good decision for both the candidate and the employer.

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Just as it is difficult for recent college graduates to find just the right entry level jobs, so is it difficult for employers to find great people to fill the positions they have available. The economy is down, but standards are still high. Now is actually a great time for college students to begin getting their feet in the door with desired employers through internships. Employers remember interns who excelled and, whether the economy is down or not, will be more likely to offer available jobs to former interns before offering them to the general public.

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