Last month, CPEhr’s Training Manager Linda Robinson presented a webinar entitled “How To Legally Interview Employees”. In this webinar she reviewed the entire interview process, from identifying candidates, to legally compliant interview questions, to proper follow-up etiquette (the webinar can be found on CPEhr’s corporate website). In this post we briefly list the top 4 tips to consider when interviewing and hiring the most qualified candidates:

1.Define Your Needs.  A Job Description will help you define the level of knowledge, skills and abilities that you are looking for in a candidate.

2. Evaluate Interview Criteria. This should be based solely on job-related criteria.  Does the candidate possess the skills as defined in the Job Description?

3. Know The Laws.  There are many city and state laws, as well as the Fair Employment and ADA Regulations that you should know before interviewing a candidate.

4. Think For The Future. Remember, the employees that you hire today are the leaders that you will employ tomorrow.

If you are looking to hire new employees in the near future, please contact our Recruiting Department for assistance in any aspect of the hiring process.