Harvard Manage Mentor on Hiring

Hiring decisions have long term repercussions - just ask any managers who has been saddled with wrong hire for a key position.

This topic shows you how to identify the skill-set needed for a particular job and then research and interview best candidates until you find the one who best fits the description.

Core Concepts
Click here to learn how to prepare for and complete a successful hire. Topics include recruiting, screening résumés, interviewing, evaluating candidates, and making the offer.

• Hiring: An Overview
• Defining the Job Requirements
• Recruiting
• Preparing to Interview
• Conducting the Interview
• Asking Questions
• Evaluating the Candidates
• Making the Decision and Offer

Steps
Click here for procedures that can help you recruit candidates, conduct an interview, and make the hire.

• Steps for Recruiting Candidates
• Steps for Conducting the Interview
• Steps for Making the Hire

Tips
Click here for quick bits of advice about finding the right person, screening résumés, and conducting the interview.

• Tips for Finding the Right Person
• Tips for Screening Résumés
• Tips for Conducting the Interview

Tools
Click here for worksheets that can help you gather the necessary information about a job opening, prepare for and conduct an interview, and make the hire.

• Interview Preparation Form
• Decision Making MatrixForm
• Job Profile Form

Test Yourself
Click here to assess your progress in learning how to make a successful hire.

Learn More
Click here for additional resources that can help you hire more effectively.

• Notes and Articles
• Books
• Harvard Online Article
• Other Information Sources

Summary
This topic contains relevant information on how to

• recruit a diverse pool of qualified candidates
• prepare for an effective hiring interview
• conduct a successful interview, focusing on how to open, maintain, and close the interview
• follow up with an appropriate offer