The importance of hiring the right employees to support, grow, and maintain a business cannot be overstated. Whether you’re an accountant crunching numbers, an attorney navigating legal complexities, a funeral director supporting grieving families, or a social worker transforming lives, the success of your organization hinges on the strength of its team. If you haven’t been hiring amazing employees, you’re not alone. Forgive yourself, forgive the world, and clear your mind. We’ve got work to do.
This Book Can Help You Improve Your Hiring Process
I met Jeannette Seibly a few months ago in the In This Together Roundtable (ITTR), where I also learned about her book, Hire Amazing Employees. Since my clients frequently struggle with this task, I bought myself a copy and gave several as gifts. The book contains many helpful tips for avoiding the impact of hiring errors and includes these three key insights:
1. Incompatible Hires Cost In Many Ways.
Hiring employees who cannot or will not align their personal goals with your business goals can cost employers thousands of dollars, even if they only stay for a short period. These mistakes also have time and energy costs such as:
- Decreased productivity
- Lower morale
- Increased complaints
- Frequent absences
- Loss of key employees
2. Tools Like PXT Select Can Gather Reliable Candidate Data.
Jeannette’s book challenges the conventional reliance on instinct and gut feelings in hiring decisions. Underscoring the importance of using valid, objective, and reliable data in the selection process, she introduces readers to the PXT Select assessments she uses with her clients. Reportedly, these assessments help hiring managers “translate job requirements into measurable cognitive and behavioral traits to find the ideal candidates with the best fit for each role.” They also:
- Reduce hiring bias
- Increase productivity
- Decrease the costs of bad hires
- Improve employee engagement by ensuring good job fit
3. The Selection Triad is the Foundation of an Effective Strategic Selection System.
Jeannette outlines a practical strategic selection system that can help organizations attract and retain top talent, thereby increasing profits and delivering exceptional results. Central to this system is The Selection Triad, a three-pronged approach that is integral to effective hiring. Each element of the triad must be focused on whether the candidate:
- Can do the job
- Will do the job
- Can do the job successfully in your organization
Conclusion
Hire Amazing Employees equips professionals with practical tools and systems for hiring, whether you’re working with new hires, rehires, job transfers, or promotions. This book is an excellent reference for each time you need to start the hiring process.
Favorite Quotes from Hire Amazing Employees
“Top performers are job and employer savvy.”
“The best way to attract qualified job candidates is with well-written job ads.”
“Top performers want to work with companies who are in compliance.”
“[R]emind the new hire to learn how your company conducts business before making any changes.”
“Don’t rely on the employee to read something new and easily understand how it works within your company.”