What is one of the most important things needed to ensure success in the business world? A great team of people who can come together and work to create a business that is successful. Now, the problem is to find the right people to make up that team. This can actually raise a couple of problems. First, you have to actually be able to find these people. Then, you need to find ways to be able to retain them in your business. Hiring them is the easiest part. Ensuring that you keep the team together is a lot tougher. Here are five great ways that you can recruit, and keep, the best people ever.

Look for the best. How is this done? First you need to design what the ideal person looks like for the role you want them to perform. Then by building a network, and keeping an eye on employees from other organizations you will be able to watch what they are doing, and keep an eye on the people who are really doing all the work and making the companies they work for successful. When you are ready to hire, approach these people with your offer.

Go online and see what they are really all about. You are not always going to get all the facts just by reading a resume and interviewing someone. You need to go a lot deeper, and really check out who is going to be working with you. Take a look at what they are doing online, including social networking websites. This is your opportunity to see who they really are, and if they are the right people to be working with you. This may take a little bit of time, but in the long run, it is definitely worth it in order to make sure you are putting together the best team possible.

Try management trainees first. Before you go out and hire someone to manage your business or team, give them the opportunity to prove themselves by making them a management trainee. This is a great opportunity for recent graduates, and a great way for you to evaluate their work before making any permanent arrangements. During this process, you also find out if the trainee has the skills for team leadership, which is very important.

Use the stress interview technique. You can learn a lot about a potential candidate during a regular interview, but to really find out how a person is going to react in a stressful situation, it is a good idea to use the stress interview technique. Basically, you will be giving them little tests to see how they react under pressure. A stress interview will allow you to do this. Their reactions to the various situations you put before them will give you an idea of their intelligence level, how quickly they are able to think of solutions to problems and so much more.

Don't forget personality profile tests. These are often an excellent way to ensure that you are picking the right candidate for the job in question. These assessment tools allow you to measure how a person works, and where they are going to be at their best and the most productive. These are excellent tools to make sure that you are going to have the absolute best team working for you.

Author's Bio: 

Andrew McCombe is the owner of Activate Your Business where they teach new and existing business owners to Start, Grow and / or Automate their business(es) with EASE, so they can live a life of EASE. For more information visit http://www.activateyourbusiness.com.au