Hire Teamwork-Oriented Employees - Part 3

In my last blog I promise to tell you about some ways to help HR managers hire teamwork-oriented

employees.  Now let's delve into some terrific ways to help you hire teamwork-oriented employees including pre-employment tests. 

Today I wil teach you more terrific ways to help you hire teamwork-oriented employees.

RJP = REALISTIC JOB PREVIEW TO ASSESS TEAMWORK

If a job candidate does well on your pre-employment tests and job interviews, then you can do a realistic job preview (RJP).  This shows what it actually is like to work in the job.  An RJP involves the applicant spending a half-day or full-day accompanying an employee to watch the job actually being done.

The RJP serves three purposes.  First, a job applicant shows interest in the job by agreeing to spend four to eight hours observing.  Second, your employee can unearth valuable insights about the candidate.  Third, research shows applicants getting an RJP are (a) less likely to accept a job offer but (b) if they do accept, less likely to turnover.

Make sure the applicant sees the teamwork required to perform the job.  Keenly observe the applicant’s reaction to required teamwork.

LEADERS MUST ROLE-MODEL TEAMWORK

If teamwork is required to perform a particular job, then the manager must be a teamwork role model.  Then, employees learn how to act on-the-job.

So, if a job requires teamwork, but the manager does poorly at teamwork, then you either need to

A.  help the manager develop teamwork skills

B.  replace the manager with someone whose strong suit is teamwork

4 METHODS TO HIRE TEAMWORK-ORIENTED EMPLOYEES

If you use pre-employment test benchmarking or another way to see if a job truly requires teamwork, then you can hire collaborative people by doing the following:

1.  Pre-Employment Tests – see if applicant’s test scores are like your best employees’ scores

2.  Job Interview – listen to comments about working with people

3.  Realistic Job Preview – find out applicant’s reactions to teamwork needed to on-the-job

4.  Role Model – exhibit collaboration so your employees to learn by watching you

Why would you bet your career or your company’s success?  If a specific job requires teamwork-oriented employees, then you readily can use these four methods to hire job applicants who excel at working with people.

Please go to http://www.Pre-EmploymentTests.com for more information on pre-employment testing.