Business Owner's 2011 Hiring Tool Kit

Jan 15, 2011

Hiring and Screening

The Best and Worst Interview Questions

There is a thin line between the questions you should and should not ask when interviewing a potential new hire. We help you to ask the right questions. View list

Guides

Every Tool You Need For Hiring

Is it time to hire additional staff? This guide brings together all the tools you need to manage the process from new position planning to employee orientation.

The New Rules of Hiring

If you're adding staff for the first time in years, there are a few hiring practices you should get hip to – and it's not just behavioral interviewing anymore.

How to Conduct a Job Interview

Wasting time during an interview can cost you more money than you might think. Use this guide to improve your interviewing technique and avoid making hiring mistakes.

Curveball Job Interview Questions

All4 has potential hires answer a series of hypothetical questions. Here are some of the answers.

How to Improve Your Hiring Practices

Think you know what works when hiring a new employee? Experts say: think again. Most managers skimp on time and energy needed to find the best candidates for a job.

How to Write a Job Description

A guide to the crucial first step in the hiring process: getting job requirements and qualifications down on paper.

How to Improve Your Employment Application

With the recession appearing to recede, it may be time again for you to start hiring new employees. Here is a look at what to ask (and not ask) on the employment application.

Orientation and Onboarding

Inspired Orientations

Welcoming new employees to a company is an ideal time to make a big impression on them. Creative ideas and tactics employed during orientation set the tone for a new hire's first day, relax the employee and begin the team-building process. View list

Guides

Tools For Creating An Employee Handbook

If you are creating an employee handbook for the first time or updating your current one, this guide brings together all the tools you need.

How to Assemble an Employee Handbook

As your company expands, you'll probably want to write down policies and rules that govern your employees. Here's how to create an employee handbook that is sensible, practical, and that protects you as an employer.

How to Build an Onboarding Plan for a New Hire

Managers are often so driven to recruit talented workers that they neglect to think about what will happen once the new hire arrives ready to work. Big mistake.

The First Day On The Job

The person who started work this morning is as close to a "model employee" as you'll ever get. Some companies find ways to keep newcomers that way.

How to Make New Employees Feel at Home

To get new workers up to speed quickly, Van Meter Industrial employs a four-step onboarding process.

The World's Best Employee Manual

Zingerman's entertaining handbook is proof positive of its deep belief in people and its fascination with management.

Training and Education

Creative Employee Training Ideas

Training great employees takes a lot of time and special care. Check out these ideas that will help you shape new hires into the workers you want. View list

Guides

How to Start an Online Training Program

An online platform for employee training can not only save your company money, but also increase employee engagement. Here's how to execute the switch.

How to Implement a Continuing Education Program

Investing in your employees through a continuing education program shows that you value their contributions and want to see them succeed.

Creating Your Own Company University

Employees of SnagAJob.com conduct business seminars and continuing education classes for their coworkers.

Training Ideas

To get the most out of employees, offer more than raises and promotions -- give them the opportunity to learn. Here are basic training tips and creative alternatives to educating your employees.

Tools for Running a Training Program

What you need to successfully launch an employee training program in your company.

Goals and Performance

Tips for Making an Employee's First 90 Days Successful

A good first impression and an organized orientation plan will make the transition for your new employee smooth, informative, and maybe even fun. Here are the steps to guide your new hire through the first 90 days on the job. View list

Guides

How to Communicate Employee Expectations Effectively

Draw the best out of employees through thoughtful collaboration.

Every Tool You Need for Conducting an Employee Review

It's time to plan employee reviews. We've compiled all the best tools to consult before you get started.

Giving a Useful Performance Review

This entrepreneur invented a new kind of performance review designed to start a dialogue between manager and employee.

How to Set Goals for New Employees

Effectively setting goals for new hires can be the difference between a successful new hire and someone likely to leave the company quickly. Here's how to do it right.

How to Make an Employee's First 90 Days Successful

Onboarding is vital to the success of the new employee and your business itself. Here are specific steps to make an employee's first three months fruitful.