STEP 1: Understand the diversity issues
"What are the diversity issues I should keep in mind during the selection process?"

STEP 2: Understand the legal issues
"What are the legal issues I must be aware of when selecting individuals for a job?"

STEP 3: Identify the competency/experience requirements
"How do I determine what I am looking for in a candidate?"

STEP 4: Begin recruiting
"How do I write the job announcement and start the recruitment process?"

STEP 5: Design the screening criteria
"What information will I use to screen the candidates to decide whom to interview?"

STEP 6: Compare the screening criteria with the job announcement
"Does the job announcement emphasize the same things as the screening criteria?"

STEP 7: Acquire the candidate information
"What information can I get about the candidate?"

STEP 8: Screen the candidate information
"I have 25 applicants for the job...how do I decide who to interview?"

STEP 9: Design the interview guide
"What questions should I ask?"

STEP 10: Schedule the interviews
"What should I be concerned with when scheduling interviews?"

STEP 11: Prepare for the interview
"How do I get ready for the interview?"

STEP 12: Conduct the interview
"How do I conduct a perfect interview?"

STEP 13: Evaluating interviewed candidates
"What do I do with all this information?"

STEP 14: Collect additional information about the top candidates
"What other pieces of information could help me make my final decision?"

STEP 15: Select the candidate and communicate the decision
"How do I make my decision and what do I do next?"

STEP 16: Provide developmental feedback to interviewed candidates not selected
"How can I help internal candidates, who are not selected, learn from this experience?"

STEP 17: Plan new employee orientation
"How do I make the new employee comfortable on day one?"