Recruitment & Onboarding, Step by Step for 2027

Gives you a fair, structured and fast way to hire, from defining the role to the end of a new starter's first 90 days, without an HR department.

Who it's for

For managers, founders, team leaders and HR generalists who hire alongside a busy day job. Start at Chapter 1 if you are filling a vacancy now, or go straight to the stage that is causing trouble, such as weak shortlists or new starters who leave early. The book gives general guidance, not legal advice, and points you to gov.uk, ACAS and the ICO.

What you'll learn

• Write a role scorecard with a mission, outcomes and competencies, and turn it into essential and desirable criteria.
• Attract the right candidates with an honest employer value proposition, an inclusive advert with the pay shown and channels that reach the right people.
• Shortlist fairly and fast, with criteria fixed in advance, a 0–3 scoring scale, moderation and reasonable adjustments.
• Run structured interviews with competency-based questions, STAR probes, a scoring rubric and a realistic work sample.
• Decide on evidence with a weighted matrix, take references, complete right to work checks and make a clear, timely offer.
• Plan a new starter's first 90 days with Talya Bauer's four Cs, a buddy and short check-ins.
• Track time to hire, cost per hire, quality of hire and early turnover, and improve your process each quarter.

What's inside

• 44 pages, 7 chapters
• Every chapter follows the same pattern: key concepts, a numbered step-by-step method, an illustrative example from a fictional UK organisation, a tool (a table, template or diagram you can copy and use), common mistakes, a recap of the key steps and a short exercise to try on your own work. Tools include a role scorecard, a job advert template, a shortlisting matrix, an interview scoring sheet, a hiring decision matrix and an onboarding plan.
• A 30-60-90 day action plan to redesign your hiring process, and a glossary
• PDF in A4 format — read on screen or print
• Instant download after purchase

Contents

1. Defining the Role Before You Hire
2. Attracting the Right Candidates
3. Shortlisting Fairly and Fast
4. Running Structured Interviews and Assessments
5. Making the Decision and the Offer
6. Onboarding: The First 90 Days
7. Measuring and Improving Your Hiring

Part of The Business Library

This title is one of the 55 ebooks in The Business Library, available together for £109 (worth £1,437 if bought separately: the total of the individual prices of the included titles in our store). It is also included in The Ultimate Business Bundle, which adds 8 checklists and toolkits and 10 workbooks — all 73 products for £147.