HR 101: Hiring (Recruiting/Staffing/Talent Acquisition)

Call it what you want - it's still rock and roll to me.

This is my favorite HR thing to do!

Since people are the company, hiring them is infusing the life blood.

HR recruiters are skilled at evaluating candidates for a given job and selecting the best possible choice of the group. So the recruiter has to know what skills and experience are needed to perform the job and also be able to determine which candidate will work best with the hiring manager's style.

HR recruiters place postings and advertisements in venues that will provide access to the kind of candidates you are seeking. They also mine online resumes, work with external recruiters and follow internal leads. Then they select the group of candidates who apply that are best qualified for the position.

They are skilled in asking the questions that give the best insight into the candidates' experience and abilities.

One other strength HR recruiters bring is knowing which inquiries are illegal and additionally how to go about getting mission critical information in a legal way. This is extremely important to the small business in avoiding claims over the use of illegal inquires and discrimination litigation.

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