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Hiring Right: A Business Blueprint for Lower Turnover and Higher Profits

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This is one of those books many of us wish we had had 25 years ago. Personally it would have saved me many hours of aimless work and some dreadfully poor interviews in which I did not hear what the prospect was clearly saying. This would have saved me some bad hires. They are expensive. This is one of those books I read and kept spilling my coffee from slapping my forehead and saying "DOH! Of course!"

Ms. Kelley does an excellent job of covering the theories of employment law--a real, expensive and complicated snake-pit--and then in cutting to the chase and giving the reader a step-by-step on what to do and when. I like step-by-step. I was married once, and I can do that.

When a person with her credentials says, "Do this, then this," I can do that with some precision. I don't have to deal with the theory if I don't want to. I can cut to the chase, which is what she does. One is always aware of nuances in hiring. She teaches one how to cover the basics.

I hired "creative" people and one expects a 10-15% Flake Factor. Her principles weed out the psychopaths from your average creative person.

Whether you are an entry-level hirer or an old poot like me, this is a simply great book. Using it will save you a lot of grief.

I have been to $800 seminars about hiring that did not teach me as much as this book did.

This book is packed with extremely useful information from cover to cover. As a small business owner, my experience with hiring employees is limited, but Hiring Right has definitely improved my ability to evaluate not only potential employees but also what type of worker we actually need as well as how to find them.

Pat Kelley writes in an easy-to-understand style that makes reading Hiring Right a real pleasure. She masterfully combines big-picture overviews, great examples, useful tips and detailed information to make this book a complete resource for professional human resource managers and business owners.