Eeny Meeny Miny Moe Taking the Guesswork Out

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Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe: Taking the Guesswork Out of Hiring Presented by Pamela Mullins

Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe: Taking the Guesswork Out of Hiring Presented by Pamela Mullins & Pam Marks Anderson Public Library KPLA Conference 2015

The Process – What We Asked • How do we currently evaluate and hire

The Process – What We Asked • How do we currently evaluate and hire candidates? • Are we confident that we are hiring the best candidate and the best fit for the library? • How can we improve our selection process?

The Process – What We Did • • • Job Application Job Descriptions Screening

The Process – What We Did • • • Job Application Job Descriptions Screening Form Telephone Screening Form Interview Questions Technology & Skills Tests Individual Interviewer Forms Overall Rating Form & Scoring Rubrics Background Check Authorization & Reference Check Form

Job Application

Job Application

Job Descriptions

Job Descriptions

Screening Forms

Screening Forms

Telephone Screening Form

Telephone Screening Form

Interview Questions

Interview Questions

Technology & Skills Test

Technology & Skills Test

Individual Interviewer Forms

Individual Interviewer Forms

Overall Rating Forms & Scoring Rubrics

Overall Rating Forms & Scoring Rubrics

Background Check Authorization & Reference Check Forms

Background Check Authorization & Reference Check Forms

Final Thoughts • Figure out what is important to your library for each position.

Final Thoughts • Figure out what is important to your library for each position. • What are you looking for in an employee? • Design your process to reflect these priorities. • Use HR resources for ideas, samples, and ways to stay legal. • Borrow freely from other libraries and library resources (KDLA and PLA). • Don’t be afraid to tweak the process or scrap something if it isn’t working.

Resources • The HR Specialist/HR Weekly - hrspecialist. com - weekly printed HR newsletter,

Resources • The HR Specialist/HR Weekly - hrspecialist. com - weekly printed HR newsletter, often has samples of interview questions, hiring process do’s and don’ts and other employment related issues. • G. Neil – gneil. com - commercial vendor of HR materials, will send samples of up to ten HR tests that you can try out. • Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) – shrm. org - samples of HR forms, interview questions, job descriptions, much more. • Human Resources Management Guide – humanresources. about. com - good general HR resource for a variety of samples on all HR related topics. Anderson Public Library Phone: (502)839 -6420 Pam Marks – pmarks@andersonpubliclibrary. org Pamela Mullins – pmullins@andersonpubliclibrary. org