by D. P. Noe

Created on: June 28, 2009   Last Updated: July 13, 2009

When you buy a new pair of shoes and do not try them on or order clothes on line and hope they fit, you are taking a chance that you will have to take or send them back. When you are recruiting for new staff and do not thoroughly interview for the best and make a decision to just hire someone, you end up with an employee that you will want to send packing.

There is an art to recruiting new employees. Looking for the best qualified individuals takes a talented interviewer who knows how to interview and select the best talent they have to choose from. Great organizations know how to attract top notch candidates to their organization. It is the job of the interviewer to reel them in.

In the health care industry, it is vital to recruit top notch personnel and be able to retain them. The ability of the organization to retain staff will help to successfully meet the goals of the organization. When you do not retain staff and have a frequent turnover, the cost to the organization becomes very expensive. This is a major reason that you hire the right individuals so that you do not end up terminating the employee after they have gone through an extensive orientation process .Also nonproductive employees not meeting the standards of the organization cost an organization big dollars.

Recruitment centers around building a pool of qualified applicants and going through a selection process to match the right applicant to the job. This is a time where you look at each individuals ability, the skills they possess and if they are motivated and show initiative. The positive outcome of having a pool of applicants to review will reduce turnover and have highly qualified staff.

Usually in the health care industry after the potential employee contacts the organization, the Human resource department will review the application and sometimes will perform a pre screening of the individual. Human Resources can assess if the applicant meets the basic expectations and needs of the position that is open.

There may be tests that are given to a potential employee to asses their knowledge. Reference checks will be done and interviews will need to be conducted by management. The interview is a big part of recruitment and it is where a smart manager uses interview skills to take a good look at the potential employee. Seasoned managers become very skilled and look for employees that are likely to be productive and stay with the organization.and skilled at weeding out potential problem employees.

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