She also suggested conducting a background check and employee reference check, as well as personality or technical tests. James W. Higbe, marketing manager for Metro Information Services in Jacksonville, an information technology consulting firm, said using all of those techniques helps him get better employees for his firm. Our recruiting process is a five-staged process where we do a lot of behavioral, technical testing, background, drug screening and reference checks. Higbe said while the recruiting process sounds longer than it really is, the five-stage approach increases the quality of the consultants hired, which in turn are then used for Metro Information Services' clients. Some employers say there is one question they always ask of those they interview.
People can always quote what their strengths, their weaknesses, their goals are.
They kind of have those answers down pat. A more assertive sales person would ask the customer what he needs to think about prior to the sale, she said. If there is something negative, do they blame the boss, or do they admit they need development in an area. I ask this question for every employer they've had. You start to get a pattern.