You can't spend too much time or effort on good hiring. The alternative is managing the wrong person for the job, which is far more difficult. A good hire rewards you every day you work with them.

"Five Steps to Hiring Good People – An Overview" takes you through creating a job description, screening applicants, interviewing candidates, testing their skills, and checking references before making a final decision.

In five chapters, managers of companies in different industries describe how they go about finding and hiring the best. Positions covered include Wholesale Distributor Sales, Health Club Staff, Automotive Sales, Craft Gallery Staff, and Sporting Goods Retailers.

"Make Interviews Meaningful" gives you some guidelines on structuring and conducting insightful interviews as well as a list of simple open-ended questions to get you started.