| Recruiting the right person for the right job is very | | | | technically sound, he or she needs the basic |
| important. This is a very costly affair as it could not | | | | understanding and know-how of the job at least to |
| only spoil the entire team spirit but the company has to | | | | weed out liars and fake resumes. |
| also think about new recruitment and the way to cope | | | | Interview preparation - While hiring a candidate for the |
| up with the hired person on board. | | | | job, the interviewer should have the right set of |
| Most people use few buzz words and add projects | | | | questions to check the aptitude, skill and knowledge |
| which they have not worked on. John, Oracle | | | | level of the candidate. Interviewer should ensure that |
| database administrator has never worked as a DBA | | | | the prospective employee would be able to deliver |
| earlier except for few development activities in Oracle. | | | | whatever is expected out of him. |
| Similarly, Philip Fernando, Photoshop editor had never | | | | Do now overlook - Try to avoid the factors which |
| worked on Photoshop earlier. Hunter, Website | | | | might cause hiring mistake like (a) overlook on the real |
| developer has not touched HTML prior to taking up the | | | | on-field experience based on factors like long list of |
| new role. | | | | degrees and qualification of the applicant (b) looks, |
| Many resumes contain BizTalk server, MQ series and | | | | action and the confidence level expressed by the |
| Tuxedo services even if the person do not possess | | | | prospective employee (c) obligation to a friend as he / |
| full working knowledge of the same. Many do not | | | | she is your friend's friend (d) recommendation from |
| know the how to do things for which they have been | | | | your boss or boss's boss (e) references and previous |
| hired for. This is the common problem which we find in | | | | company history might be very impressive |
| the IT industry today. | | | | Initiate Training - Instead of bugging employees like |
| Avinash has a team and it is his responsibility to get | | | | Avinash, hire a new person for training the basics. |
| the team up so that he could avoid doing any | | | | Once the basic knowledge is acquired, then person like |
| operational and menial work. But people in his team are | | | | Avinash should be able to provide the job related skill |
| totally unqualified to do their work and he spends his | | | | easily. |
| time in training sessions. According to Avinash, he used | | | | Express Concern - If you were in Avinash position, do |
| to love to teach others but now he is frustrated on | | | | share your concerns with your immediate boss and |
| training people from the basics up to the level of a | | | | Manager. In fact, you can give facts and figures very |
| decent worker. He is sick and tired of hearing to his | | | | clearly using the formula |
| manager who always says, "If we get this guy trained | | | | Unproductive (Wasted) Amount = ( Hired person's |
| on this work, you never need to bother about the | | | | salary approximately + Your salary ) * Number of |
| operation process and can concentrate on something | | | | hours spent on training This might help the Manager to |
| critical for the project". | | | | make a decision of either paying more to a person |
| Key factors: | | | | who already knows it. |
| Black mark fake resumes - When you come across | | | | Improve Self-discipline - When you are applying for |
| any such fake resumes during interview process, first | | | | any position, keep your resume clean and correct. Do |
| identify the source of the resume. If it has been from | | | | not put fake experience or buzz words unnecessarily. |
| any consultant, inform the consultant and check out if | | | | This should be inculcated as self-discipline and at any |
| the resume gets formatted with the correct details. | | | | time you can express your willingness to learn new |
| This would be a black mark both for the candidate as | | | | things. |
| well as the consultant for maintaining fake resume | | | | Look for right attitude person - Suppose if the skill set |
| details. | | | | is very rare and not easy to find a person with such a |
| Strengthen Recruitment process - Hiring process | | | | skill set, hirer a moderate fresher with a good attitude |
| should be strengthened. It is a lack of efficiency if we | | | | to learn and serve the company. On providing proper |
| are hiring somebody to a job who is not 100% qualified | | | | training with a definite time frame, he could be |
| to do the same. | | | | productive. This would be faster compared to finding a |
| (a) Job description should correctly convey the | | | | skilled person where such a skill set is rare. |
| mandatory requirement. | | | | Re-think and act: |
| (b) Test technical and work related aspects during | | | | If you are interested in having a high performing team, |
| interview. Managers, not very strong on checking | | | | the most essential aspect to look at is the right person |
| technicality could take the help of technical person | | | | on the right job. If the skill level of the employee does |
| doing the work in doing the interview to weed out the | | | | not satisfy the work expectations, then try to improve |
| fake resumes. | | | | the same. However, it would be better to be proactive |
| (c) Though it is not essential for the manager to be | | | | and recruit the right person for the right job. |