High-Impact Hiring - Hardcover

Rosse, Joseph G.; Levin, Robert A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0787909955 ISBN 13: 9780787909956

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 1997

Synopsis

A simple yet comprehensive framework for hiring exceptional people and tying the hiring decision into the purpose and work of the organization. In clear-cut terms, the authors guide the reader through the procedures and sequences for applying the right hiring tools in the right ways for the right tasks.

About this title

About the Author

JOSEPH ROSSE is an associate professor in the Graduate School of Business and Administration at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He has authored numerous articles and book chapters related to work performance, most specifically in the areas of employee selection, turnover, and drug testing. Rosse is also the co-author, with Robert Levin, of the monthly newspaper column ?On Management,? which addresses the human side of managing a business. ROBERT LEVIN is director of the Center for Human Function and Work, a University of Colorado at Boulder Research Park organization. He has authored and edited numerous articles and training materials on performance in the workplace, performance development, and coaching, and has developed selection and training systems for both private and public sector organizations.

From the Back Cover

Of all the decisions a manager or business owner must make, few will have a greater impact on the ultimate success or failure of that business than the decision of which employees to hire. Yet for many managers successful hiring lies in the mysterious province of plain dumb luck. High-Impact Hiring, however, can change all that. Here, work performance experts Rosse and Levin reach above and beyond quick fixes and fads to present those who hire with a rigorously tested, comprehensive framework for making sound hiring decisions based on a candidate's capacity for high performance.

From the Inside Flap

One of the most critical tasks any manager, executive, or business owner can undertake is that of hiring employees. The hiring process is both costly and risky, and the And results can significantly impact the future of an entire organization. Yet many remain convinced that good hires are ultimately the by-product of luck, intuition, or old-fashioned gut feelings. They haven't read this book.High-Impact Hiring counters hit-or-miss approaches to employee selection with a rigorously tested framework that takes into account all of the selection procedures currently in use. Moreover, it provides employers with an understanding of the concepts behind those procedures so they can develop an approach to hiring employees whose capacity for high performance will maximize an organization's potential for success?an approach employers can continue to adapt as needs or situations change.Based on the latest cutting-edge research and the authors' considerable experience in developing hiring systems for such major corporations as Adolph Coors Company, Kaiser Permanente, and General Tire & Rubber?as well as numerous small- and medium-sized businesses?this book takes the mystery out of making good hires and serves as a comprehensive, systematic guide to understanding, planning, and perfecting the hiring process. Among the wealth of practical insights it offers, you will discover:? How to analyze a job in terms of overall organizational goals and hire accordingly? How to structure an interview that gets past superficial answers and uncovers critical information? How to develop a mix of selection procedures that efficiently and accurately assesses applicants' qualifications? How to make hiring decisions when information is limited? Which hiring practices increase successful job performance, and what you should do before and after a hire to increase the opportunities for successComplete with sample interview questions, a hiring decision guide, and a summary of legal obl

Edition details

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0787909955
• ISBN 13: 9780787909956
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 315