Comments on: Hiring IT: Speed Matters

By: Scott Alan Miller

Scott Alan Miller — Wed, 14 Jun 2017 02:01:38 +0000

Mark, you might also like the older article that touches on that: http://www.smbitjournal.com/2011/06/hiring-it-the-reverse-interview/

By: Mark Leck

Mark Leck — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 03:34:12 +0000

Great article. I’d add that one of the critical steps in hiring is communicating what the rest of the hiring process looks like. If you know that your organization is going to move a little slower, the best thing to do (besides trying to find ways to speed that up), is to clearly communicate to the candidate what the process looks like moving forward and then keep them in the loop along the way.

A whole other article could be written about the effect that the interview and your culture plays into hiring… hopefully, candidates get a sense for what a good environment looks like, and they WANT to come work for you. If you can create a situation where that happens, you’ll likely get a little more leeway with the candidate, but only if they understand what your process is and you keep them in the loop throughout.

By: Jason Moore

Jason Moore — Mon, 12 Jun 2017 16:05:33 +0000

Good article. I have seen organizations that I work at constantly search for new IT. To me, that implies hiring and keeping staff is not a priority. They keep filling the same roles and therefore training new people all the time. I understand it is not a priority but eventually shouldn’t it be? I would think that just hurts them in the long run. People leave constantly because of low pay rate and lack of hours. There should be a line somewhere where it makes business sense to try and keep people. I would guess they are already there but who knows.