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EMPLOYEE RECRUITMENT AND
SELECTION: HOW TO HIRE THE
RIGHT PEOPLE

Thomas R. Maloney
306 Warren Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Tel: (607) 255-1628
Fax: (607) 255-1589
Email: trm5@cornell.edu

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Marketing Your Organization
I.

Creating a positive public image for your business or organization.
• Facility Appearance
• Valued community member
- Environmental practices
- Open space
- Community involvement and public service

II.

Developing a positive internal image – What do your employees tell their friends and family members about what it is like to work for you?
• How people are treated
• Leadership and supervisory skills of managers
• Working conditions
• Retrain and develop current employees for tomorrows needs
• Ensure those you hire succeed
• Wages and benefits

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Preparing to Recruit
A)

Consider Both External and Internal Environment
• Understand the external environment
• Develop a plan to adjust the internal business environment

B)

Know What You Want
• Assess your situation and identify competencies
• Develop or update organizational chart
• Develop or update job descriptions
• Match positions to job descriptions
• Hire employees who fit job descriptions or who can be trained

C)

Make Time to Recruit and Hire
You can’t hire well if you don’t take the time to recruit well

All the leadership, supervisory and motivation skills in the world will not compensate for a poor job of recruitment and selection.

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Writing Effective Job Descriptions
Example Format
The job description should clearly outline for a perspective employee the duties of the position and other details required to understand what the job is and how it is to be performed. Some employers resist using job descriptions because they feel it locks them in to a set of duties or performance standards. They fear