Hiring the right employee is vital to any company. It's particularly important for small businesses, which may have only a few workers.
But most employers still use the traditional method.
"Most hiring decisions are still made in the first 4.3 minutes of the interview and are based on gut feelings," said Jim McKelvey, co-owner of Great Lakes Profiles Inc., which provides human resource services for companies.
That can lead to disappointing results.
McKelvey shares these tips on hiring:
• Measure workplace attitudes
"Do your job candidates embody the values your organization expects in its employees? If not, ultimately these people will leave" or be asked to leave.
• Measure core competencies
"Do you know the core competencies possessed by your job candidates?"
• Measure for job match
"Research shows employees who match the job for which they were hired consistently outperform those who don't match."
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