Attract, identify, and hire the right people.

When there's an opening on your team, filling it is never a quick or easy process. You're down a person, and yet the work doesn't stop. Managers have varying levels of company support for the recruiting and hiring process. There can be tons of bureaucracy and red tape—or minimal guidance, documentation, and support. How can you make the time to identify and address gaps in the skills and capabilities on your team and do all of the work it takes to ensure a fair and effective process is followed for finding the best person for the job . . . while continuing to meet the regular day-to-day demands of your job?

The HBR Guide to Better Recruiting and Hiring provides the practical tips, research, stories, and advice you need to successfully attract, identify, and hire people whose values, competency, and potential align with your team and your organization. You'll learn how to assess your team's current strengths and weaknesses; identify the attributes and qualifications you need; craft a compelling and accurate job description; increase the size and quality of the candidate pool; conduct productive and informative interviews; assess cultural fit—and future performance; mitigate bias in hiring practices; make a fair and competitive offer; and negotiate with confidence.