Blog 6 : How to recruit high ethical employees

 

How to Recruit 

High Ethical Employees

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Community is full of dishonest people but you can minimize hiring them in order to avoid irreparable issues. Keep in mind  that you can always train the missing skills to employees but it is rare to create those values from the ones who lack of them and that’s why, you can follow these methods to guide you.

Put Ethical Requirements at the Forefront of Job Listings

Besides putting required skillsets , company can put and describe moral details that are value in company’s applications up front. Anyhow compromising only either ethics or skillsets is a bad idea because company needs both qualifications. Company should not compromise if the value doesn’t match up.

Look for Ethics Training or Experience on Applications

Company can ask about certifications or training in ethics during pre-screening .

 Watch for Red Flags on Resumes

like these examples:

• Unusual career transitions such as, leaving after short period of time
• Long gaps in work history with no explanation
• Disproportionate job titles for their experience. Be suspicious of the ones who have short work experience yet get fast promotion to top position
• Failure to follow directions. If the applicant doesn’t customize their documents for your application, they’re self-filtering.

Background Checks / Investigation of Violations

When  allowing employees to report violations, you need to make it clear that all accusations are taken seriously and will be investigated. Dig as deeply as is necessary to determine the truth of the matter that  this accusation is not made up to removing people they do not like.

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Make Ethics Part of Company Core Brand and Massage.

Ethical people want to work for ethical companies because honest employees burn out quickly when they work with dishonest people. Make ethics one of company core values, company strategy and marketing messages  to attract ethical applicants.  Share examples of ethics in action within your company and  nominate employees for awards to maintain this traits.

Interview with  Ethics Questions

Rather than judging a written answer to a common question, you can judge a response delivered in real-time not just based on their answer, but based on the situation, their response to it, and how they deliver their story. The challenge is that put candidates in a hypothetical situation and ask how they would respond candidates with unforeseen challenges, making it harder for them to prep. Candidate is asked to talk about situations they’ve encountered in the past. to work out whether they’re telling you what they actually did

Involve Your Best Employees in Interviews

These employees can help judge the applicant’s character and how their personality will fit with the team you have already established. With their different concerns and perspectives, they can offer their opinions on to of more objective measurements of a candidate’s suitability. Keep reminding that bringing hiring ethical employee methods, requires a lot of work but once that process is established, the benefits compound upon themselves for as long as you can maintain your ethical standards.

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Be clear about employee’s characters

Write out a detailed profile of the attitudes and moral values you are looking for. Then, don’t settle for anything less. In your job descriptions and postings, make it clear your company will accept only ethical business practices

Conclusion 

Good moral company will attract good moral employees. The company can inform their standards and morals from the recruiting process , either by interviewing or explaining to the interviewer to find out that both the interviewer and company have the same  ethical values. If the company support those people and put their ethical actions  as an example,  a praised employees will not only be proud but will also maintain this behavior. 

My Reflection and Key takeaway : 

In order to recruit the right person that suits the company value , ethics and  policies, HRM must take time to comprehend the applicants very well even before interview. HRM needs to work as company gate and security to observe and screen first hand. HRM should set the standard process as company recruiting policies, therefore, future recruiting team will follow that standard and save time for both applicants and recruitment team as well. 

 

 

References: 

• Greenberg, A. (2020). How to Find and Hire Ethical and Honest Employees. [online] Contract Recruiter. Available at: https://www.contractrecruiter.com/find-ethical [Accessed 12 Dec. 2023].
• ‌www.recruiter.com and www.recruiter.com (n.d.). How to Recruit and Retain Ethical Employees. [online] Recruiter.com. Available at: https://www.recruiter.com/recruiting/how-to-recruit-and-retain-ethical-employees/.
• Admin, H.M.G. (2017). The Importance of Hiring Ethical and Honest Employees | PrideStaff Modesto. [online] PrideStaff Modesto – Staffing and Employment Agencies in Modesto. Available at: https://www.modestostaffingagency.com/2017/01/12/importance-hiring-ethical-honest-employees-modesto/.
• Anon, (2020). How To Know If a Candidate is the Right Fit | Solvo Global. [online] Available at: https://solvoglobal.com/how-to-find-employees-that-are-the-right-fit-for-your-company/ [Accessed 12 Dec. 2023].

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