How to Screen Job Applicants for a Bad Attitude
Generational Business Strategies
We customize recruitment and retention strategies to optimize the multi-generational workplace.
On Tuesday, we asked: Can you screen applicants for a bad attitude? At GBS, our answer is ABSOLUTELY! Our recruiting expert knows all the ins and outs of weeding out Debby Downers and Bob Bummer.
To assist you in creating your own best hiring practices, here are a few action steps you can take to make sure the next person you hire makes you and your team happy instead of stressing you out.?
Action Steps to Make Sure You Can Find the Next Person Who Make You and Your Team Happy
1. Make a List of Behaviors
Write a list of all the behaviors past/current poor-performing employees displayed?
2. Identify The Best Behaviors
Identify the BEST behaviors you wish underperforming or poor-performing employees had displayed instead.
3. Wish List of All Behaviors, Attributes, and Skills Sets
Create a list of all the behaviors, attributes, and skill sets your best employees display and/or your next exceptional employee should embrace.
4. Combine Two Lists
Combine the wish list and best behaviors. Then, take time to add them to your next job post.
5. Create Initial Screening Interview Questions
Identify the most critical behaviors, attributes, and skill sets on your list and create questions for your initial screening interview to weed out the wrong candidates.
6. Create Second Phase Interview Questions
Create questions for your second phase interview that ask the candidates to describe PAST scenarios to identify if they will behave the way you expect the best candidate to in day-to-day challenges on the job - HINT: Stay out of the would-be...?
7. Good Attitude Metrics
Include good attitude metrics in your job plans to hold employees accountable to make you and/or their managers happy.
What's Next?
Want more details about these basic action steps??Or do you have a specific bad attitude characteristic you would like advice on when screening job applicants??Ask us below or message us for an initial consultation.?
Here's wishing you great success in finding your next employee with a Can-do positive attitude!
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