Even more on hiring well…

I’ve written quite a bit about hiring, and was interested to see a post by Olivier Blanchard on the Brand Builder Blog entitled “Be Great or Go Home” where he rants a bit about his ex-doctor (and others) who don’t do the right job and aren’t thorough enough.  The crux of this post as it pertains to hiring is summed up below, food for thought, whether you’re hiring an employee, consultant, customer service people or anyone else:

“…So my advice today is this: When hiring a lawyer, doctor, project manager, salesperson or marketing exec., make sure to ask them about their process. Throw hypotheticals at them. Ask them how they start a project. Ask them how they set goals. Ask them how they manage their time. Ask them how they respond to unexpected problems.

Find out if they have the work ethic to be thorough… or if they don’t.

Find out upfront rather than… later.”

Read the entire post here.

-Susan Martin, NYC Business Coach