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Building a Business – Building a Business – Hiring EmployeesHiring Employees

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Hire or Use Temporary HelpHire or Use Temporary Help

Should you hire a new employee or Should you hire a new employee or contract with a firm to provide the skill?contract with a firm to provide the skill?

That depends on:That depends on:

~ How specialized the skill required is~ How specialized the skill required is

~ Duration of the skill required~ Duration of the skill required

~ Whether you want to retain the ~ Whether you want to retain the experience gained by working on the experience gained by working on the project or whether it is ok to let goproject or whether it is ok to let go

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Hiring – The Key

Hire CHARACTER First

Most companies hire SKILLS first and HOPE they get character

Be SLOW to hire and FAST to fire, rather than the other way around

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Character Attributes

What are the Character Qualities you are looking for?

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Consideration #1Consideration #1

Realize thatRealize that Your time is valuableYour time is valuable There is a limit to what you can contribute to There is a limit to what you can contribute to

the businessthe business You will need to hire so that you can focus You will need to hire so that you can focus

your talents in the area of the business that your talents in the area of the business that Needs it mostNeeds it most

Will cause the most growthWill cause the most growth

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Consideration #2Consideration #2

Each manager should hire their own direct Each manager should hire their own direct reportsreports

When hiring, involve peers, if possible. When hiring, involve peers, if possible. Have a 2Have a 2ndnd opinion. opinion.

Encourage the hiring of “the best”Encourage the hiring of “the best”

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Consideration #3Consideration #3

Prioritize your hiring needsPrioritize your hiring needs

Focus on what will help you to expand Focus on what will help you to expand your businessyour business Do you hire a person with the exact skills that Do you hire a person with the exact skills that

you need but has no ability to grow? you need but has no ability to grow? oror

Do you hire a person to train but has the skills Do you hire a person to train but has the skills to grow with the company?to grow with the company?

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Consideration #4Consideration #4

Job PositionsJob Positions ~ Establish job positions with descriptions~ Establish job positions with descriptions ~ Hire people into positions, Do not create ~ Hire people into positions, Do not create

positions for peoplepositions for people

Put together a prioritized skill list and create a Put together a prioritized skill list and create a job posting (advertisement for the job)job posting (advertisement for the job) List required:List required:

SkillsSkillsEducationEducationExperienceExperience

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Consideration #5Consideration #5

How do you let the people with the skills How do you let the people with the skills that you are trying to hire know that your that you are trying to hire know that your business is hiring?business is hiring? Where do you put your job posting?Where do you put your job posting?

In your storeIn your storeIn your local newspaperIn your local newspaper

Place the job posting in a place where the Place the job posting in a place where the person with the skills you’re looking for will person with the skills you’re looking for will see itsee it

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Finding the Right PersonFinding the Right Person

How are you going to determine if the How are you going to determine if the person has these skills?person has these skills? InterviewInterview

Think of and list the questions you’ll need to ask to Think of and list the questions you’ll need to ask to discover if the person has the skills you’re looking discover if the person has the skills you’re looking forfor

SkillsSkills Talk to referencesTalk to references

See how they performed in previous jobsSee how they performed in previous jobs

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So You’ve Decided to Hire – Now What?So You’ve Decided to Hire – Now What?

How are you going to determine if you are How are you going to determine if you are hiring the right person for the job?hiring the right person for the job? Answer: Think about the skills that the position Answer: Think about the skills that the position

requires and develop a listrequires and develop a list

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Time Your Hiring WiselyTime Your Hiring Wisely

Consider the time it takes to train a new Consider the time it takes to train a new employee. employee. Even someone with experience needs time to Even someone with experience needs time to

understand and be productive in your businessunderstand and be productive in your business

Consider the time it takes you or another Consider the time it takes you or another employee to train the new employeeemployee to train the new employee

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Should you Hire Someone with Should you Hire Someone with Experience?Experience?

That depends That depends The type of position you’re looking forThe type of position you’re looking for On how soon you want them to be productiveOn how soon you want them to be productive If you can pay the salary If you can pay the salary

But if you are tempted to hire someone But if you are tempted to hire someone without experience just because of the without experience just because of the salary issue, think again….salary issue, think again….

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Team ConsiderationsTeam Considerations

Look for someone that will fit in with your teamLook for someone that will fit in with your team

Look for someone with complementary skills Look for someone with complementary skills (and probably not the exact same skills that you (and probably not the exact same skills that you have)have)

Goal: Develop a well-rounded team that Goal: Develop a well-rounded team that contributes to the growth and success of your contributes to the growth and success of your business using their unique skills and talents. business using their unique skills and talents.

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FinallyFinally

Hiring the wrong person is worse than not Hiring the wrong person is worse than not hiring at allhiring at all