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Doing It Right: Smart Hiring

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Article: Doing It Right: Smart Hiring

Article Date: Thursday, January 6, 2011

Author: Compli

Article Source: Dealer Digest Daily

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Smart Hiring

Most employment lawsuits start with one common mistake-the employee who files the lawsuit never should have been hired in the first place. This mistake can be prevented through hiring practices that screen out the troubled employees and “serial plaintiffs” and screen in good ones who will make positive contributions to the company.

The best place to start is by adopting a standard policy to ensure the recruiting and hiring process is handled consistently across your dealership/dealership organization. When creating the standard policy, ask yourself these questions:

1. Who will run the hiring advertisements and are they appropriate?

2. Who will do the interviews and what questions will they ask?

3. How will applications be handled?

4. Will you be doing drug testing? When in the process will this happen?

5. When will you be checking for criminal records?

6. When will you be checking DMV records?

7. When will you be calling references?

8. What consent forms must the applicant sign?

For more tips, view Compli’s Free “Ramping Back Up: How to Focus on Recruits and Avoid the Next Lawsuit Webinar,” Click here