... decision?” If the answer is“yes,” then it’s time to move ahead with making the hiring decision. The Hiring Process 25HBE001_ch1_.qxd 10/03/2002 2:47 PM Page 2520 Hiring and Keeping the Best People• ... besure to query each on the same general set of issues: forexample, their backgrounds, what they would bring to the position, their long-term career objectives, and so forth.Theirresponses to this ... that the goalof the hiring process is not to simply choose the “most qualified” of the existing applicants, but to hire a person who can help the organ-ization meet its objectives (see “Avoid These...