Interview Expert Stephen Moulton Says 'Hiring Mistakes Cost Big Bucks'

DENVER, Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Did you know that 46% of new hires totally fail within 18 months? Another 45% of new hires are only marginal to fair performers. That means that 81% of new hires are typically a disappointment to their employers in the first year on the job. Add to that the cost of a minimum wage bad-hire employee starts at $4,524.00.

Small companies can now hire the right person quickly and efficiently with a successful interview process proven by large companies and hospitals.

Interview Expert Stephen Moulton today has unveiled his proprietary interview process for small businesses at "Small Biz Hire Advantage" (www.SmallBizHireAdvantage.com)

"If you hire clowns, you'll wind up with a circus," said Moulton, who has based his process on scientific behavioral research. Plus, he has added his special insights and knowledge to create Small Biz Hire Advantage, helping small businesses hire better employees and reduce turnover with proven processes, strategies, and how-to's that work.

"Whether you own or run a childcare center, long-term care, dental office, software, technology, or any other kind if small business - recently one childcare center owner who started using this approach, she told me, her last four hires were 'amazing,'" said Moulton, author of  "The CEO's Advantage," seven keys for hiring extraordinary leaders.

"I've used these techniques since 1997 to help large companies and hospitals that want to make sure they are hiring employees that are like gold - but weren't sure what to do or where to start. Smaller businesses always wanted to hire me, but they couldn't afford me. Now they get access to my proven tools, worksheets, interview questions, and rating guides so they can hire the right person," said Moulton, president of Action Insight, the parent company of Small Biz Hire Advantage.

Moulton's proven interview process is based on research that combines competency-based and behavioral interview questions to create the best interviews. He improved on that methodology by including the secret on how to keep candidates honest.

"When you use an impartial rating system, you don't fall victim to your own personal prejudices or first impressions - which are usually wrong," he said.

Small Biz Hire Advantage website contains foolproof hiring tools that can be used by any small business. This is the one place online where you can learn and master the art of hiring great employees - without spending a fortune.

Included in the membership are these tools to help find the right candidate: 

• Job Description Creator
  Point and click from among over 1,000 technical competencies for jobs to create perfect job descriptions whether it is for non-exempt employees, professionals or supervisors - which no other program has.

• Create Standardized Interview Questions
  When you rate the 96 possible behaviors needed to perform the job, the software creates a set of possible interview questions to ask - and shows you what to look for in the answers to accurately find qualified candidates.

• Database of All Your Job Profiles and Interviews
  Many big companies use ActionPlus® online software; now you can, too. You will be able to take the guesswork out of hiring great people. Plus you will have your position profiles on line any time you need them.

• Software to Create and Integrate Your Personal Interviewing Recipe.
  The software creates a PDF complete with interview questions, reminders of the rating criteria and a scorecard to rate candidates.

• Strategies for Avoiding Hiring Mistakes
  Here is your chance to take advantage of a proven system to become better prepared to pick great employees with great interview tips.

• Hiring Strategies That Work
  When learning how to interview and select new employees, you need more than theories and strategies. You need approaches to making selection decisions that actually help you make the most of your business.

• Monthly Interviews of Leadership Experts
  From screening candidates to engaging them and improving performance, these interviews will give you proven hands-on strategies that will work for you.

• Monthly Coaching Calls
  In each Hire Advantage coaching session we discuss the material in one of the lessons, answer questions, and do live hands-on coaching with participants. We record all sessions so that you can listen later if you cannot attend live.

• Samples
  Having access to sample policies, procedures, and forms can save you time, money and frustration. Hire Advantage has sample policies, procedures and forms to make your life easier.

"Now you can assess someone accurately. The system makes it very easy to find and hire and retain the right person," he said.

The web-based, membership website costs only $19.95 per month. To join, go to www.SmallBizHireAdvantage.com

SOURCE Stephen Moulton