50 One-Minute Tips for Recruiting Employees:

Do Your Homework
Build Respect and Become an ?Employer of Choice?
Understand Loyalty and Commitment
Keep Your Strategies Current
Identify the Requirements of Each Position
Identify the Best Features of Your Jobs
Identify the Best Features of Your Organization
Ensure that Job Titles Reflect the Jobs
Develop a Recruitment Package
Make Your Total Compensation Competitive
Use a ?Cafeteria Plan? for Bonus Benefits
Remember That You?re Not Alone?Seek Allies
Emphasize the Value of Your Employees
Remember That Hourly Pay Isn?t Everything

Find the Best?General Recruitment Techniques
Consider Current Employees First?Promote from Within
Reward Current Employees for Referrals
Recruit Former Employees
Make Employment Ads Memorable
Use Current Employee Endorsements in Employment Ads
Recruit Your Customers
Provide Your Recruitment Package with Sales or Services
Contact Your State Employment Commission
Be Creative in Where You Look
Add an Employment Section to Your Organization?s Web Site
Include an ?Employment Center? on a Public Bulletin Board
Participate in Community Events and Programs

Develop ?Youth Appeal?
Evaluate Your Dress Code
Use the Buddy System
Sponsor Work-Study Programs
Invite Classes for Tours and Discussions
Meet with School Guidance Counselors
?Mobilize? Your Message!

Foster Workplace Diversity
Celebrate Diversity
Remember Your BOQs!
Consider Lateral Job Changes
SOS! (Seek Out Seniors)
Consider Applicants in Career Transition
Seek Legal Immigrants

Screen to Ensure Success
Make Yourself Available
Conduct a Two-Minute Screening
Provide a Short Tour of Your Workplace
Use a Legal Application Form
Conduct a Meaningful Interview
Use Appropriate Applicant Tests
Check Applicant References

Start Smart? Employee Selection and Orientation
Make a Timely Decision
Seek Attitude Before Skills
Implement Drug Testing
Keep Your Recruitment Package Updated
Conduct a Post-Hiring Interview

After completing this course, students will know how to:

Describe simple and effective recruitment techniques Present special tactics for recruiting young persons Offer strategies for recruiting older workers, those in career transition, legal immigrants, and other classes of potentially eligible applicants Describe basic techniques for screening job applicants Define methods for selecting new employees

Prerequisites