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Best Practices in Hiring
Many companies know the principles of effective hiring. It takes discipline to actually implement them.
Hiring Tips
Companies need to hire well for even the lowliest jobs and not only because front-line workers can do a lot of damage with customers, says Jackie L. Greaner, senior talent management consultant for Watson Wyatt Worldwide. Bottom-level employees, for good or ill, form the pool from which future managers are chosen. In hiring, Greaner recommends companies:
» Be sure about the skills, experience and cultural factors, such as flexibility about staying late or an entrepreneurial mindset, that you need.
» Use behavioral-based interviewing and situation simulations that the candidate can’t prepare for in advance. It illustrates outlook and thinking.
» Put candidates through interviews with multiple team members, including peers, who can check for technical competency. Multiple interviews give candidates a good feel for the organization and let them begin networking.
» Once someone is hired, invest in a proper orientation and training and follow up after the first week, first month and at regular intervals to ensure a smooth adjustment.
Help Wanted
A fair amount of our Best Companies are hiring, including U.S. Gas & Electric (No. 50 Midsized), Brightway Insurance (No. 7 Small), Crime Prevention Security Systems (No. 23 Midsized), Infinite Energy (No. 16 Large), IT Authorities (No. 1 Small), FCCI Insurance Group (No. 7 Large), AgencyNet (No. 18 Small), Raymond James (No. 8 Large), BayCare Health System (No. 22 Large), and Insurance Office of America (No. 37 Midsized).
Some need workers because they’ve found opportunity in a poor economy as weaker players fall out or client companies look for a source for savings and improved service. But many have highly specialized needs like Memorial Healthcare (nurses, No. 11 Large). Law firms McDermott Will & Emery in Miami (No. 15 Small) and West Palm Beach-based Gunster (No. 6 Large) are hiring lawyers who can bring a book of business with them.
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Florida's Best Companies to Work For 2009 |
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| Best Large Companies • (250 or more employees) |
Hiring • Hire Calling |
Benefits • Benefits of Being Small |
| Best Midsized Companies • (50 to 249 employees) |
Training • Teach Your Employees Well |
Generation Gap • Learning Curve |
| Best Small Companies • (15 to 49 employees) |
Wellness • Waist Not Want Not |
Workplace • Touches of Home |
| Top Performing Companies • (Ranked by category) |
Pay • Pay Priorities |
Best Practices • Holding on to Good Employees |
