Mel Kleiman

Employee recruitment and retention consultant Mel Kleiman shares mistakes frequently made during the hiring process: • Asking illegal questions. Write out your interview questions, review each one and ask yourself, “What does this have to do with the person’s ability to do the job?” If it’s not job-related, don’t ask it. For example, if you need someone who will be on time every day, don’t ask, “Do you have a reliable day care provider?” Instead, you might want to say, “Other than personal illness, how many days were you late for work in the last six months?” • Relying on first impressions. A study by the