How to hire staff for a dental office?

When you recruit someone, you must do so properly, which means in the most cost-effective and time-efficient way possible. Hiring a new employee may appear to be a simple task, but it’s critical not to rush into it without first conducting thorough research. While there are no assurances that the person you employ will work out, there are some measures you can take to attract the finest applicants and safeguards you can take to increase your chances of choosing the right person for your dental office.

Understand the Requirement
Every successful business whether it’s a corporate firm or a dental office understands the significance of hiring. Good staff can make or break your business. Therefore, you must be clear as to what you’re searching for before you begin the process of hiring staff for your dental office. The more you know about the position for which you’ll be interviewing, the better you’ll be able to evaluate candidates and select the finest ones for consideration. Pose the following two questions to yourself:

• What position are you hiring for? Eg. If you are looking to hire a dental front office executive, you need to check whether the candidate has prior experience or not, communication or interpersonal skills, basic computer knowledge, awareness of usual dental terms, etc. 
• What are the most important skills you’ll need in your practice? These are the soft and hard talents required to excel at the position you have at your office.

Posting Your Job Vacancy
Before you advertise a job for your dental office, make a list of all the qualifications required to perform the position. If you need a new receptionist, for example, the job description should state that the successful candidate would be expected to do considerably more than merely answer the calls.

Many recruiters now use LinkedIn, the world’s largest network for companies to post job openings and job seekers to upload resumes.

Evaluate Resumes of Candidate
The first thing you should do is assess the resumes you’ve received for the position you’re trying to fill. In this preliminary review:

• Look for a match based on the job’s skill requirements.
• Pay attention to the length of time spent in previous employment. General observation: a candidate who has changed jobs frequently and has not been in the same position for at least three years may not be a suitable fit.

Conduct Thorough Interview
You should call the applicants who have been shortlisted and participate in an interview. It can weed out applicants who are unable to work during your office hours or at your location, do not appear passionate about the employment, have unreasonable wage expectations, or have really poor communication skills. 

Interview questions might be based on hypothetical circumstances. What would they do if their schedules had to change due to unforeseen circumstances, such as an emergency? How would they manage a conflict with another member of the team, for example? Get a sense of how people operate under duress.

Working Interview
Return the most promising applicants for a full-day employment interview. Observing individuals at work is the greatest method to assess them. The working interview is a day when you ask the candidate to do the task for which they are being hired. While the candidate may not be capable of performing the job successfully (without additional on-the-job training), you are searching for the following characteristics:

• Are they capable of following instructions?
• What kind of interactions do they have with coworkers and patients?

Collect feedback from your team on the candidate’s performance and suitability for the job. Obtain input from both intellectual and intuitive sources. Inquire with your team to see if there are any specific areas of concern.