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ODAY many employers, because they are anxious to sell their company to a prospective employee and fill a vacancy quickly, fail to analyze the job to be filled and determine the qualifications of education, experience and personal characteristics needed by the best possible person for the position. Then when the new employee fails to meet expectations or progress as anticipated, they wonder what's wrong and long for "the good old days when you could depend on the people you hired."

Really, nothing has changed except jobs have become more complicated and specialized, requiring particular skills and often a lot of on-the-job training. Our mobile and complex society also has essentially eliminated the possibility of hiring people identified with the community or referred by associates.

The first step for a company searching for a new employee, according to John T. Cole, John T Cole and Associates, Inc., a forest products executive search and placement firm, is to identify the position to be filled, writing a job description. The level of experience required by the position should be determined.

This means deciding if the position is best filled by a trainee (someone with little or no experience), a person with three to five years experience or a seasoned professional. These qualifications also to some extent determine the age and maturity of the applicant sought.

In addition, the person who will do the interviewing and hiring should determine the type of person who will be compatible with the company and other employees. The image the hiring company wants to present to its customers and associates also should be considered, Cole says.

With these items predetermined, the screening of those applyrng will go more smoothly and efficiently. References for those who seem qualified should be checked out thoroughly, Cole emphasizes.

Work habits, personal habits and the energy level of the applicants should be questioned as well as the usual queries about reliability, punctuality and ability to do rhe job. It is helpful for the person checking on