There is often a never-ending pool of potential employees that seem to be the right fit for your company. Hiring the very best of this group can be easy if you proactively remember these 5 hiring tips:

1. Pre employment screening companies are a reliable way to help you select the right employee to fit your company’s wants and needs. A screening company can help you figure out which employee from your vast pile of resumes is actually worth hiring. A pre employment screening company offers a wide range of services including criminal background searches, drug test results, past employment history and so on. HR Managers feel more confident knowing that the candidates they are considering are truly qualified, are not past criminals and can start their job on a positive note.

2. For all job postings put out by your company include a thorough job description. Candidates who are seriously considering the job will be able to see if their skill sets can fill the expectations of the company before they apply for the position. In general, under-qualified applicants will refrain from applying and HR will be able to expend their efforts to those potential candidates who could really fit in with the company.

3. After the initial weeding has taken place by including a full job description, attempt to conduct as many interviews as possible for those employees you were impressed with on paper. While their resume may seem professional, in person they may not strike you as the ideal candidate. Make sure the employees you believe have potential are also teachable. This is an important skill to learn the ropes quickly. A pre employment screening company can help HR Managers see how many jobs and for how long each candidate has held and help them decide if they would be a good long-term employee.

4. Remember to ask directed questions during the interview. This can help you see whether or not they will be able to handle real situations that could arise in the workplace and with other employees. For example, you could ask: “how would you handle an unsatisfied and aggressive customer?” This can help you see how they would actually deal with customers and use their critical and problem-solving skills.

5. Always, always make sure to check over each potential candidates references thoroughly. An employee’s work record can be brought to light by a reference from a past employee. During these callbacks, you should ask about their attendance, timeliness, worth ethic and customer-skills. A pre employment screening company can do these reference checks for you and neutrally ask the questions that you want answered. This can be a big asset in helping you make the right hiring decision!