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What You MUSTMUST Know Before Your First Hire

Staffing for Future Success

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Be honest. Ask yourself:

• Am I growing too quickly?• Will I jeopardize my unique product /

service?• Do I need help or want companywant company?• Can I outsource the work to other

businesses?• Hire contract/freelancers or temp help

BEFORE full-time employees

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Be honest. Ask yourself:

• Can I Hire Family First?• Am I spending too much on freelancers• Am I spending too much of my time in

areas that DON’T utilize my talents• Do I have the cash flow now and in the

future• Is there an ROI for hiring the employee

which is greater than their cost?

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• Do you have an HR strategy and plan in place to manage employees on an on-going basis?

• Do you have the time and energy to train and manage the employee so that they can add value to the company?

Am I ready to delegate and manage Am I ready to delegate and manage others?others?

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Conduct a Financial Analysis

• Research industry salaries by:– job title, industry and market

• Factor in COLA and bonus (10-15%)• Set aside money/develop a budget for:

– Recruitment advertising– Training & development– Association membership fees– Publication subscriptions– Benefits/health care coverage

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3 Right… People Jobs Training

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Building a World-ClassRecruiting Organization

• Find employees using:– Local High Schools, Colleges and Universities– Networking groups– HR & training associations (SHRM, ASTD)– Industry trade associations– Your business and personal networks– 2 to 3 recruiting/search firms

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Build a world-class Recruiting organization:

• Knowing the candidate helps:– Check with clients, friends and business

associates.– Get a personal recommendation– They MUST have the “right stuffright stuff”

• Integrity• Honesty• Intelligence• Ability to communicate

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Build a World-Class Recruiting Organization

• Advertise in the RIGHT places– Trade publications

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Develop the documentation and processes

• New Employee Welcome kit• Background reference check• Drug testing required?• Employee Handbook including:

– Benefits– Policies– Compensation– Standards of behavior

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• Write job descriptions containing:– Your company U.S.P

• What makes your company a greatgreat place to work?

– Your workplace culture, history, niche– Core competencies you are seeking– Experience requirements – Academic requirements– Pay and benefits provided

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• Do your managers know how to manage?• Can you LEADLEAD?• Assign each new hire a mentor (NOT their

manager)• Create performance management plan:

– Map core competencies to roles & responsibilities (Human Capital Audit)

– Bringing on new employees means training for the people managing them

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• Have their first day/week accounted for• Introduce to everyone• Take them to lunch the first day and

the end of their first week• Review their first month, 90-day, and

first year goals with them at the start of their employment

• Schedule ongoing series of meetings at the outset

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• Provide the necessary equipment– Computer / laptop– PDA– Phone– Office Supplies– Building ID access card

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• Find employment attorney• Get educated to EEOC compliance

issues:– Discrimination& harassment issues– Workplace diversity– Conflict resolution– State & Federal legislation/labor laws

• National Labor Relations Act• Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

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• What additional skills will your new hires (and their managers) require over time

• Develop a formal program• Read appropriate books and articles

– get educated to what is out there

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• Developed by Jathan Janov• Two-to-five-sentence, action-oriented road

map for an employee’s workplace success• In 100 words or fewer, it goes to the heart of

managers’ expectations and creates a clear picture of what it takes to succeed.

• Inspires employees to take ownership of their roles, and work not just harder, but smarter.

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– Engaged employees not JUST a paycheck– Gift cards are ALWAYS appreciated– Special acknowledgement in front of others– Certificates are always a nice touch– Thank them (formally & informally) for

specific things they did well– Develop a formal program– Read appropriate books and articles

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– Assign new hires to a trusted old-timer– Develop a formal program (my

company does)– Read appropriate books and articles –

get educated to what is out there

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• Do you and your managers know how to lead?

• Pursue leadership programs

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• Challenge employees to take calculated risks

• Give them a stake in the business• Give them the training, skills,

confidence and authority to achieve great things

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• http://sbinformation.about.com/lw/Business-Finance/Small-business-and-entrepreneurs/Hiring-Your-First-Employee.htm

• www.helium.com/items/1434810-how-to-hire-employees-who-are-a-good-fit

• www.hr-scorecard-metrics.com/basic-tips-on-how-to-hire-employees.htm

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www.amazon.com/Hiring-First-Employee-Step-step/dp/1413308597#

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• Do you know how to lead?• Pursue leadership programs• Embrace their contributions

– Idea Generation Program

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