Hiring a Health Program Planner for the State of New Jersey Health Department The success of any public health care organization depends on the competences and skills of its healthcare givers and program planners. Healthcare departments should hire the best-suited persons (Brown, 2011). The interviewer needs to identify the right skills and competencies necessary for the specific job. This paper describes the best strategies to hire a health program planner for the State of New Jersey Health Department. Job Description The public health planner will perform professional planning and health management in the state. The successful candidate will be responsible for long and short term health planning, monitoring, and evaluation of public health and care systems at the Department of Public Health (Hodges & Videto, 2004). The major functions of the candidate are as follows.  1. The planner will develop informational resources for the state.  2. The individual will plan, facilitate and participate in conferences.  3. The candidate will analyze and identify health and community needs.  4. The candidate will participate in policy development, evaluation, planning, and analysis.  5. The candidate will be preparing reports and health assessments upon request by the health department. The qualifications for a health program planner include a Master’s Degree in Health Sciences, Nursing, Business Administration, or Public Health from a reputable college or university. The successful candidate should also have two years experience in planning or healthcare (Hodges & Videto, 2004). The individual should have good interactional and computer skills. Advertisement and Recruitment Strategy The employer should advertise in order to get the best candidates for the job. I am planning to use two avenues to advertise this position. The first one is the local newspaper. Many people have an access to a newspaper thus making it easier to inform them about the position. Many people read newspapers in the country. This explains why the advertisement strategy for the job position will be successful. I will also use different social networks to advertise the position. Today there are very many people using different social media such as Facebook.com and Twitter.com to communicate, share, and exchange their ideas (Brown, 2011). This advertising strategy is cheaper and communicates to very many people thus making it possible to get the right candidate for the job. Interviewing Process The next step is interviewing the shortlisted candidates. The first thing is to prepare a set of questions for the interview (Hodges & Videto, 2004). I will also examine and analyze the candidates’ resumes in advance. As well, I will make the process smooth in order to get the best information from the candidates. During the interview, I will ask several questions in order to know much about the applicants’ competencies, expectations, and skills. I will ask these questions for the interview:  1. What are your strengths and weaknesses?  2. Why do you want this job?  3. Why do you deserve this position? Applicable Law during the Hiring Process Employers should be familiar with laws and regulations existing in their state