There are a lot of things you need to think about when you are starting a business of your own, and one of the most important things to consider is who you will hire to help you achieve your goals. After all, the team you have at your side can make a huge difference in whether or not your business is ultimately a success.
Careful planning can help ensure you move through the hiring process like a pro, even if you have never hired anyone before. Below are a few tips to help you get started.
Know What You Want Out of an Employee
Before you even post your first job ad on the internet, write a list of employees you plan on hiring, and list out the various roles that each of them will perform within your organization. Be as detailed and specific as possible. In the process, you might discover that you need more people than you thought, or you might find that you could actually do fine even if you hired fewer people than you thought you needed initially.
Once you know exactly what you are looking for in the employees you plan on hiring, you can begin to write up detailed job descriptions that you can then post online. There are a variety of job search sites that you can take advantage of, as well as social media platforms like LinkedIn, which is designed for professionals. Whenever you are ready, post about your job openings, and prepare to get a host of resumes because there are a lot of people who are looking for work.
Consider Hiring Past Colleagues and Acquaintances
Sure, you can post a job ad online to see who responds, but you might already know some people who would qualify for the positions that you are aiming to fill. So, in addition to contemplating what types of employees you need and what job positions you will need to fill, consider if you might already know someone you could reach out to before you even post about the job opening on the internet.
Think about people you have worked with or studied with in the past. Here’s an example: perhaps you are in need of a graphic designer and you remember someone from your old job who was working in the design department and was known for incredible work. Finding their contact information on Nuwber and then getting in touch to see if they’d be interested in working with you might be all you have to do to fulfill that position—and the best part is that you’d get to work with someone you already know really well and that you already get along with.
Check Resumes Carefully
When you do need to look through the resumes of those who have responded to your job ad, do so carefully. Take your time rather than rushing through this. You want to be sure you weigh the pros and cons of each job candidate so you can narrow the list down to those that you would like to interview.
Once you have a list of people you’d like to interview, it’s time to set up your first chat. Some business owners prefer doing the first interview over the phone or over a video call before inviting the candidate to the office for an in-person interview. This might be the route you take, or you might prefer simply calling someone to an interview without doing a phone interview first. No matter what, have a list of key questions you need to be answered. That way, you can see if the candidate truly matches your requirements or if they don’t have the skills necessary to excel at your company.
By Madhusree Das