Improve Interview Processes
If having poor-job-fit candidates is still your problem, your interview processes need improving. In traditional interviews, it’s not hard for a candidate seems to be pleasant and articulate score very well even though he may be an actual poor job fit. Those are some unproductive and inaccurate components of traditional interviews which should be eliminated. To do that in order to prevent hiring a poor-job-fit candidate, a structured interview process and training interviewers should be used. By utilizing structured behavioral interviews and training hiring managers to conduct effective interviews, the interview process can be greatly improved and enhanced. With that suggestions, you can make the right hiring decisions and improve your organization’s interviews for this new year and onward.
Enhance the skills and knowledge of everyone
Interview processes cannot be better if your employees’ skill and knowledge is not upgraded and on the same page. It’s time to implement training programs or set up a continuing education process, and make resources available to everyone to help them all keep up to date on both HR and the business that the company is in. Maybe you would like to get all of your managers together for a class on supervisory training.
Pay more attention to the health of employees
Sick time and overall absenteeism make up 75% of employer costs. It could be reduced by implementing wellness programs with incentives for incorporating more exercise and movement into their day. Some simple acts like walking during lunch hours, walking meetings instead of sitting in conference rooms or moving for a brief moment every hour can reduce costs and loss in productivity associated with employee absenteeism. Those wellness programs can also emphasize work life balance issues to maintain the overall wellbeing of the employee.
Develop a sustainable process for evaluating and rewarding performance.
A performance evaluation process is really necessary to ensure employees are working toward a common goal or not. With a set of criteria tied to the goal, you can measure the performance of employees in a sustainable way. The productivity can be maintained or even boosted when everyone is evaluated frequently. Favoritism also can be avoided by this method when you want to consider who deserves to reward.
Make work environment friendlier
Getting to know your employees better is one of the ways to enhance the work environment. You should ask everyone for feedback about the organization more frequently to understand what you can do to help them feel more comfortable in the office. For example, let them bring pets to the workplace can reduces stress and is good for employee morale, both of which are directly linked to higher productivity.
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