There are two types of companies – those that are growing and those that are slowly dying.
As the world runs by the ‘people’, any firm’s potential of successful growth or failure depends upon how efficient its employees are.

Trying to pick out a winner is not that easy task.
Who you employ and how, is the most important, if not the most sensitive step you may take.

Therefore, it is vital to ensure hiring employees that have the potential for further personal growth and the best contributors.
So how would you do that?
How would one find out and hire those winners, good performers and effective new employees?
This article suggests 3 tips on how to hire brilliant employees.  

Tips for hiring good employee

Career curve
Try tracking their career curve when interviewing candidates. There are 3 typos:
1.    Steady upwards curve
2.    Plateau
3.    The yo-yo effect
It is also necessary to find out the logic behind their career road map – what/who has affected their career. – i.e. reflection of the past (their background) as a mirror of the future.

Job description
A detailed job description is the fundamental.
Why does a championship team do well? They build their fundamentals.
They employ players who fit their long term strategies. It is just like building a house.
A proper job description is the foundation of every point of recruiting employees. A proper due diligence on the job description is necessary in order to find out the Impact Performers – those employees that can make the difference.

Therefore, try to describe the day to day tasks and required skills of a prospective employee’s position.
This will provides you with the opportunity to upgrade your staff and find someone who can bring new skills to the function.


Adjustment

In addition, there are many cases of employees who were quite good performers in their previous companies, but unable to make the adjustment.
An adjustment may demand new methods of work or different personal interactions.
This is your duty to trace people who can easily adapt themselves to changes and can cope difficulties – discover the survivors.

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