The Hiring Helper

Mackenzie Halliday*

John Chambers School of Business and Economics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26505

Presentation Category: Oral-Human Engagement (Oral Presentation #2)

Student’s Major: Management

The Hiring Helper was created to help solve the issue of high turnover rates by streamlining the hiring process. This includes a set interview questionnaire and an on boarding process that will enable companies to hire and retain the best fit employee. Theoretical research was conducted to understand why turnover occurs, who needs the Hiring Helper, and how to better the hiring process. Through this research I found that that turnover most occurs due to the fact that someone has had a poor experience with the company or they simply don’t feel appreciated. It was also discovered that people who have very little business experience and/or new business owners would be more likely to use the Hiring Helper. Finally, having a singular, uniformed interview script that asked the candidates questions about themselves that revealed deep personality characteristics was shown to improve the ability to pick the best fit employee for the company. Then, having an on boarding process that focused on developing the new candidate in a personal way, example: implementing their personal goals into their work position, decreased turnover and increased job satisfaction dramatically. The research shows that if companies theoretically used the Hiring Helper, they would be able to decrease turnover and improve job satisfaction.

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Program/mechanism supporting research/creative efforts: Other, WVU Honors Excel