As a result, many crucial steps are circumvented for the sake of snagging that warm body before someone else does. Functional managers with critical job openings are banging on the HR door for approval to make hiring decisions. Few are willing to wait while former employers are tracked down and references are carefully checked. Employers can speed up the hiring process without neglecting crucial steps by getting the right information from candidates up front. Employers should begin by taking a fresh look at their initial hiring processes.
Managers can gather all the right information on one sheet of paper.
Another vital piece of information is the candidate's current place of employment and whether or not that company may be contacted. If a candidate does not want a current employer to know a job search is under way, a prospective employer should absolutely honor that request. By the same token, if a candidate has only worked for one employer for the past 10 years, then the burden should be on the candidate to come up with appropriate references willing to talk to the prospective employer in strict confidence. The sheet should also have space for the candidate to list academic credentials, including the name of the institution, location, type of degree and date of graduation. Room should also be left for the candidate to list a driver's license number and any other professional license numbers.