In a time of layoffs and hiring freezes, it's critical that you choose the right person when you do get the opportunity to make a hire. But hiring well is difficult -- as many as half of new employees don't work out.
How can you improve those odds? Conduct extremely thorough interviews. Devote three hours to each interview, and really dig in. For each job the candidate has had, find out:
What the person was hired to do.
His or her biggest accomplishments and mistakes.
What previous bosses would say about the person (then verify with reference checks).
Why he or she left.
Watch for red flags, such as unwillingness to take responsibility for mistakes or a tendency to speak poorly of previous bosses.
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