By Akram Mondal
Of the many decisions, a business owner/manager has to make, hiring employees properly to drive the business forward has to be one of the most critical. Get this wrong and you are faced with an uphill struggle to even get off the ground, with unsuitable folk at the helm.
Here Are A Few Tips If You’re New to Hiring Employees
1. Outsource –
There’s a reason we have HR consultants; give them your brief (your ideal candidate) and they will scan their database, screen potential candidates, and leave you with an interview shortlist.
If your business is in its infancy and you are far too busy to devote much time to recruitment, you are more likely to accept the first applicant that walks through the door. Tell the HR people the qualities, experience, and qualifications you are looking for to fill the position and they do the rest.
2. Go With Your Gut Feeling –
When interviewing people, do take note of your inner feeling. If you feel the positive energy from a candidate, this should be scratched up as one point. We have this amazing ability to read others and what might not look good on paper, could be the ideal person for the job and someone who remains with the company for many years.
3. Make The Best Of Available Resources –
There is, for example, 24 hour HR advice for businesses in the UK or even in your country. This service would be able to help you should you be unsure about any aspect of engaging people for employment.
Ask any seasoned entrepreneur about hiring employees and they will confirm that outsourcing HR to a 3rd party is the best way to bring talented people on board, as they have access to top professionals, who register to be notified of new openings.
4. How To Interview –
If you are going to interview potential candidates, it is important to know what you are doing. Of course, there’s a wealth of information online that can help you make the most out of a job interview from your perspective. It is important to make the interviewee at ease, always maintain eye contact and remember to smile; this is not meant to be an ordeal for either of you!
5. Pre-Interview –
You may have had phone communication with the applicant, or you only have their CV, which tells you a great deal about the person. Is the resume professionally put together? It is easy to see if a person has spent much time preparing their CV; every applicant should be handing in tidy bios in a professional format and those that are untidy might be an indication of a less than ideal candidate.
Why take the chance when hiring employees to power your business towards success, when you can enlist the help of HR professionals who can procure the best people that meet your requirements. As your business grows, your HR needs will be handled by experts, leaving you free to focus on what you do best, managing your business.
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