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Pre-Employment Checklist
Pre-Employment Basics
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How to Write a Job Description
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Pre-Employment Basics

The following information is presented to provide you with an understanding of the four different type of candidates that will seek employment with your company or if they are a current employee, advancement with in your company. Your objective is to select and hire or promote the right person with the right knowledge and talent to perform successfully at a high level of proficiency. Knowledge and Success, Inc can help you accomplish this difficulty task. First let's examine the (4) types of candidates.

"A" - Have the natural talent for the position
"B" - Are bright, motivated, and willing to practice and learn
"C" - Are honest people who need a job
"D" and "F" Are not suited for the job

I. Type "A" candidates are the top 5% of all applicants.
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Have natural talent (abilities are innate)
- Are specialty oriented (sales, engineering, etc.)
- Are self-motivated (but can be frustrated or de-motivated)
- Are intuitive (vs. academic)
- Learn by initiating or doing, not "in class"

II. Type "B" candidates are the top 20% of all applicants.
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Are bright and ambitious
- Are focused on self-advancement
- Are logical
- Learn by studying and experience
- Less committed to any business specialty and more committed to the company that offers the most opportunity for advancement

III. Type "C" candidates are the mid-range of applicants.
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Will need to be trained and given clear direction
- Will continue consistent effort until redirected
- The longer they continue the more difficult it is to change direction

IV. Type "D" and "F" candidates are the bottom 25% of applicants.
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These applicants frequently demonstrate flaws, typically in one of three ways:
- They are looking for the easy way or a "shortcut" to success
- Their need for status, approval, etc., exceeds their competence
- They are dishonest in some way

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