The Hiring Process
What You Need To Know

The hiring process for a lot of you may have started months ago. And you're getting closer to the end and ready to begin your new job.

Let's look back at some of the activities you may have accomplished thus far.

• You may have created and used your career development strategy.
• Developed a game plan "to get there from here".

• You may have even created a career development plan.

• You performed a self-assessment perhaps and decided you needed some additional career education and training.

• You may have even decided it was time for a career change.

• You chose some method of job search strategy to include:
  
  • networking
  • contacts
  • job search engines
  • job fairs
  • newspaper ads
  • reviewing online jobs

• Along the way you may have received some help from:
  
  • headhunters
  • recruiters
  • employment agencies
  • career advisors

• You may have received some resume help along the way.

• You polished up your cover letter.

• You may have even endured a stressful job interview.

• The employment process may have involved a formal job application be submitted.

• All your hard work has paid off and you have a job offer on the table.

• You used good salary negotiation techniques and accepted the position.
  

But maybe the new employment process hasn't ended yet? Now you most likely will interact with the various career resources (such as HR) to begin your job on-boarding.

I'm sure I'm missing some steps along the way. But most of you will have gone through some of these activities along the way.

The employment process is involved and can be confusing. It helped me to look at it as a step by step process. I just handled it one piece at a time.

For additional job application topics, such as the hiring process section here, check out the job opportunity, salary negotiation, job offer and career resource areas.