As the hiring manager, a tremendous amount of weight is placed on your shoulders to find the best candidate to fill every open position on your team. Many people in your shoes opt to go it alone, handling the entire process start-to-finish on their own, but that’s a huge gamble.

Choosing the right person for the job should always be a team effort, because different people pick up on different clues about each candidate’s fit. The hiring process is overwhelming when you try to manage every aspect on your own, making it impossible to thoroughly vet each person.

3 People You Need on Your Interview Team

Direct Colleagues

Employees who will be working directly with the candidate always need to be involved in the hiring process, because if you choose someone they don’t mesh with, you’ll have a managerial nightmare on your hands. Once hired, these people will likely be spending significantly more time with the new employee than you will, so tremendous weight must be given to their thoughts and opinions. You may be set on hiring the candidate with the sharpest skills, but if your staffers don’t feel comfortable with this person, don’t do it.

Tenured Employee

Including a long-time employee who isn’t on your team and won’t be working with the new hire much may sound odd, but it’s actually brilliant. This person is an expert on your company culture, and they’ve seen how it impacts the success of employees throughout the years. Since they don’t have a vested interest in your hiring decision, you can expect a completely objective opinion on whether or not candidates are a match for your culture.

HR Representative

The hiring process includes a huge amount of steps that can be hard for anyone but an HR professional to remember, so always have someone with this expertise on your team. Your HR can serve as the point person throughout the process, handling pertinent steps like posting the job and screening candidates, making sure proper paperwork is completed and verifying employment. They’re also experts on general company benefits and perks, so you can count on them to really sell these to candidates and answer any questions they have.

Choosing the right engineer for the job is a huge decision that shouldn’t be taken lightly.

At Premium Staffing, Inc. we’re engineers ourselves, and the top recruiters in Chicago, so we know exactly what your team needs. Partner with us to ensure you always find the best person for the job.

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