How to find the good employees

In the modern age that we live in there really isn't a good grasp of what the employee and employer relation is. Of course there does still seem to be a sort of animosity, but there will probably always be that. But what about what the employee and the employer really want from each other? Communication is the key to obtaining the top employees and explaining right from the start what the real expectations are of them.

Quite often employers have a tried method of hiring employees and they don't really think about what they are doing. It is such an old hat process that the employer just goes through the motions.

More times than not, they are the standard questions such as, "so where do you see yourself in five years." What does that really tell the employer about how well this person can get along with co-workers or if this person is quite capable of handling the tasks of the open position? Not much, yet you will find this questions asked at interviews all over the world. So what does an employer do to find good employees?

First of all, as the employer, think about the needs of the position. Don't just go along with the standard hum drum job description the human resources passes along. Most of the time the HR department has a very limited idea of what is really needed for a person to excel in the needed position. As the hiring manager, you know what it really needs to be done. Fire from the hip, take charge and ask the questions that you need to.

One excellent way of finding the top employees is by going through an employment agency. If you are contacting a great firm, they will have the pulse of the job market out there today and they will know who the big players are, the ones who are really making a difference in the line of work that you need filled.

Aside from this, the employment firm has already done much of the prescreening for you. They've already asked the, "where do you see yourself in five years," type of questions and they can relay that to you before you ever waste a moment of your precious time talking to people who aren't really going to fit into the desired position.

In addition, the employment firms don't charge you, normally, until you've hired an individual from them. Therefore this is no out of pocket expense up front, aside from your time.

Take the advice above and don't be a slave to human resources protocol, and ask the questions you know need to be answered. Look to place job postings on boards for a lot of feedback.

Think about making a change in your staff. Quite often there is someone who is not pulling there weight, you know who they are. Take charge of this situation and place a confidential add for the position that you need with Matt Ide lives and writes in northern Michigan. The most common mistake employers make is paying to post jobs on job boards. There are plenty of ways to post jobs without paying for low quality resumes. Go to to post your positions for FREE and attain high level resumes.