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Bugle Calls

Issue No. 1028

October 2015

In organizations large and small, making the right hiring decision is critical, and finding qualified candidates for many positions is an ongoing struggle. But just because a candidate has the required experience and skill set to perform the functions required at a high level doesn't necessarily mean they'll be a good fit, especially when it comes to faith-based and nonprofit organizations.

Even worse than having an open position, making the wrong hire can lead to a negative impact on morale, lost productivity and eventually having to part company, thereby starting the process all over again.

In the October issue of Bugle Calls, we're focusing on "Tips for Effective Hiring". We've selected content that's reasonably fast to read along with a short video we feel offers terrific value in this all important area. We hope you or someone in your organization will be able to put it to good use!

Warm Regards,

Bob Bugle

Bugle Media Services Ph: 410-420-1144

From the Wall Street Journal:
Now Hiring? Tips for Conducting Interviews

By Lauren Weber

It's not always a candidate's fault when a job interview goes south.

Hiring managers can commit a litany of sins, such as interrupting interviews to answer phone calls, failing to take notes, acting bored or distracted, bad-mouthing their own companies, bullying applicants, or asking "gotcha" questions for no reason at all, say human-resources consultants. The cost of poor interviews ranges from bad hires to alienated job applicants. At worst, untrained hiring managers can open their employers to lawsuits by asking questions deemed illegal by federal nondiscrimination standards.

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Interview Techniques For Effective Hiring

This months selected video presentation

Rebecca Wallace shares effective interviewing techniques for those wanting to recruit the best candidates.

9 Recruiting and Selection Tips to Ensure Successful Hiring

By David Meyer, Ph.D.

Hire for Today's Need and Tomorrow's Vision

Remember that you're hiring for the future. While a new employee has to make economic sense for today's tasks, the best hires are people who position you to profit as your business moves into the future. New people should provide the skills you need in the future, not just match the job demands you see today.

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5 Tips for Effective Hiring

From our good friends at SCORE

Here's five quick and easy to remember tips!

1. Hire slowly. Be willing to invest time and energy in your hiring decisions.

2. Be clear in your own mind what the job requires and measure candidates' qualifications against the requirements of the job.

3. Consider how well a candidate will fit in with your corporate culture. Are her attitudes compatible? Is he cooperative?

4. Narrow the pool to serious candidates. Ways of weeding out non-contenders include announcing that drug testing is required of all new employees or asking applicants to write a brief essay on why they want the job.

5. Do brief phone interviews with 8 or 10 top candidates to reduce the pool further. Then do longer in-person interviews with two or three finalists.

Feedback:

"Bugle Calls takes me away from the busy day and reacquaints me with the basics of sales, marketing and life. For example, I'm a big fan of motivational materials, so revisiting Steven R. Covey's "7 Habits of Highly Effective People" has been very helpful. Keep up the good work!"

Fred Limke

Advertising Sales Director

As always, we welcome feedback from our readers including suggestions for future topics. We hope you find value in receiving "Bugle Calls", and encourage you to forward a copy to a friend, acquaintance or business associate so they can benefit from the information as well.

A High Tide Raises All Boats" as the saying goes. As each of us work together and share our knowledge and experience, we and our organizations benefit.

Bob Bugle

Bugle Media Services | Ph: 410-420-1144

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