The Golden Rule what a Prospective Employee Expects from Employers
All too often employers are too concerned with their side of the problem, pondering which candidate should they chose. Often that decision is reached too late - the best prospective employee has already decided against the job, or taken other employment.
The main requirement for any employer to show to a prospective employee is clarity. If you have ever been to a job interview, or even just called a potential employer, you will know what I mean. Its important to be told what duties would be required of you. Is the job really going to be long term. Perhaps most importantly of all, what are the downsides of the job?
Starting from the beginning, the job advert needs to be clear, and with plenty of information. How much time and effort is wasted due to totally unsuitable people applying for ambiguously worded job? The better your advert, the more likely you are to get suitable candidates. Once the CV's start coming in, they need prompt acknowledgement. If applicants are worth an interview, invite them, and give a more detailed description of the job.
At interview, try to put your potential employee at ease. Tell them all the detail you can about the role. Don't be tempted to gloss over the less pleasant aspects - its not going to lead to a happy relationship if the person you hire finds that the worst half of the job was never described to them. Your also more likely to be trusted if you give an plausible 'all-round' appraisal of the company and its business, rather than a clearly glossed up tour of recent achievements.
Make it clear what salary and prospects are on offer, and make this clear early on. Its not fair to take people through several stages of interview, before offering half their current salary. Not only does it waste their time, it wastes yours as well. Don't be tempted to give a unrealistic impression of prospects - if you take a person on, they will soon realize the truth, and it won't make anyone's life any easier.
Finally, don't delay giving decisions. Once someone has been ruled out, let them know as soon as possible. If you have a first choice of employee, then tell them as soon as possible, so that they can decide if it is the job for them.
