In order, the key steps to finding the right person to fill a position in your company include:

Determining your need to hire a new employee. Are you properly utilizing the skills and talents of your current employees? Do you know what needs to be done? Can your business growth support a new employee?

Conducting a thorough job analysis. What are the job's essential functions and key performance criteria?

Writing a job description and job specification for the position based on the job analysis.

Determining the salary for the position, based on internal and external equity. Is the salary comparable and proportional with the salaries and responsibilities of other positions inside your company as well as similar positions out in the marketplace?

Deciding where and how to find qualified applicants. What are the recruitment techniques to be used? What is the time frame for conducting your search? Remember, advertising is not the only, or necessarily the best, way to recruit.

Collecting and reviewing a fair amount of applications and resumes and then selecting the most qualified candidates for further consideration.

Interviewing the most qualified candidates for the position, based on the job's description and specification.

Checking references.

Hiring the best person for the job.