From the AEGIS e-Journal, Volume 5 Number 3, March 2002
25 Essential Lessons for Employee Management Dennis L. DeMay Facts On Demand Press, http://www.brb.com/ $22.95. This is a cool book for those who own a business and hire anyone. Why – because a lot of us make the same mistake – we hire people that we like rather than those who may best suited for the position. The 25 lessons covered – in order – are. 1. How to Set the Foundation for a Proper Company Hiring Process ÆGIS, March 2002 15 2. Recruitment and Resumes 3. The Importance of a Job Descriptions 4. Make the Basic Application Form and Other Pre-Hiring Forms Work for You. 5. Hiring and Discrimination 6. Pre-Employment Screening Policy 7. Background Checks 8. Pre-Employment Screening Firms 9. Pre-Employment Testing 10. Conducting the Interview 11. Making the Job Offer 12. How to Properly Reject Candidates 13. The New Employee Orientation Process 14. The Employee Handbook 15. Probationary Employment, Temporary Help and Subcontractors 16. Retention Efforts 17. Using Performance Reviews 18. How to Deal with Unsatisfactory Employees 19. How to Handle a Complaint, Grievance or Potential Litigation 20. How to Handle Workers’ Compensation Issues 21. Termination procedures 22. Exit Interviews, Packages & Terminations Meetings 23. How to Comply with State Discrimination Laws 24. How to Comply with Federal Discrimination Laws 25. Answers of How to Comply with Other Legal Issues OK so why list all of these out in a review? This little book is 25 books in one, and you need to know what is in it. What this book doesn’t have: It is not polluted with politically correct language. It is direct and to the point, and a must for any person in any business responsible for hiring, or who has input into the hiring decision. ÆGIS, March 2002 16 7. Free-Subscription/Unsubscription/Copyright Information •• ÆGIS e-journal is supported and maintained by voluntary efforts. 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