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A Top Candidate
A top candidate is selected for
employment as a result of his/her
qualifications, abilities, skills, and
knowledge critical to performing the
essential functions, duties and
responsibilities of the position.
INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
Gather information on positions the candidate held, relevant to the job you are
filling. You may use the candidates resume/application for specifics. Ask general,
open-ended questions.
Dishonesty
Incompetence
Reluctance/Resistance
Lack of Dependability
Attitude
Attendance Issues
DISHONESTY
Lack of honesty is the first warning
sign of employee insubordination.
You may catch the employee in
"white lies" that are not a big deal at
first, yet they propagate into an
emerging pattern if not duly
addressed.
INCOMPETENCE
Intentional
An employee pretends to not
understand the job requirements and is
trying to see what he or she can get
away with.
Unintentional
Difficulty concentrating or following
directions.
Lack of appropriate skills/training.
RELUCTANCE/RESISTANCE
Unwillingness or general reluctance to change.
Active attempts to disrupt or undermine work
projects.
Negative conversations with other employees.
Over-reacting to problems/issues.
Strained relationships with other employees.
Irritable outbursts while on the job.
Insensitive and disagreeable behavior.
Not meeting key performance areas (missing
meetings and not responding to emails, for
example).
LACK OF DEPENDABILITY
Failure to complete duties assigned.
Failure to reach any of the targets set for them.
Lack of self-motivation; willingness to do
anything other than work.
Unnecessary shift of duties to other employees.
Lack of continuity and consistency.
Unnecessary expenditure of supervisory time.
Interference in normal procedures causing
delay in work completion.
Lack of compliance with required
timelines/deadlines.
ATTITUDE
Apathy and Engagement
Detached, unfocused, without much of an
attention span.
Not engaged in the job and less likely to
work to the fullest potential.
Signs of apathy to include withdrawing
from other employees and being physically,
but not mentally present at work.
ATTENDANCE
Is there an attendance problem?
Generally this employee will exhibit lack of
punctuality and tardiness from the very start
of employment.
Excessive absenteeism.
Consistently arriving late for work or leaving
early.
No reason is provided for the absence(s).
No legitimate reason for the absence(s).
HEALTHY PRACTICES
Active communication with employees. Make
sure they know your expectations. Tell them
when they are doing well or poorly. Provide
ongoing feedback.
Listen to your employees. They have valuable
insight into the workplace.
Act consistently. Apply the same standards of
performance and conduct to all of your
employees uniformly.
Follow your own policies.
Treat employees with respect.
Make job-related decisions.
Take action when necessary.
Questions?