When you first set up a small business, you probably start out working alone. This is understandable – start ups don’t tend to have too much money to begin with an employing members of staff can initially be a costly investment. However, as your business begins to take off, you’ll quickly realise that you can’t do absolutely everything by yourself and you’re going to have to start accepting a helping hand from others. Whether that’s because you simply need more hands to get the work done, or whether you need advice and work from someone who specialises in an area you’re unfamiliar with! Now, recruitment can be a relatively daunting process, but here are a few steps you can take to find the right person for the job early on!
Advertising Positions Effectively
The first thing you’re going to have to do when taking on new staff is to advertise the position you’re recruiting for. If you run a traditional brick and mortar store, you can go down the traditional route of simply sticking a notice in the window. If your business is online, or you want to advertise to more people than those passing by your store itself, you can also advertised online on job advertisement sites. If you have your own website, you can advertise vacancies here too!
Using a Recruitment Agency
If you want to save yourself the hassle of advertising and sourcing staff, you should use a recruitment agency. They’ll have plenty of potential staff members already on their books, or will be able to recruit quickly with their experience and expertise. This will reduce the amount of time it takes to find the right candidate. There are different agencies that specialise in different positions, ranging from a building recruitment agency to a beauty and spa therapy recruitment agency. Save time by contacting the right agency first time round. Look into their specialisms and look for good reviews!
Conducting Interviews
Once you have received resumes, or a recruitment agency has put forward candidates, it’s time to decide who you’re going to invite to an interview. Interviews provide you with an important opportunity to meet applicants on a face to face basis. A post on What To Wear To An Interview says that the ones that are professionally interested in your business are usually those that reflect your company culture through the clothes they wear. This will help you to see their personalities and get to know them a little better – determining whether they’re a right fit for your business and whether your business is a right fit for them.
Making Offers and Rejections
Once you’ve completed all interviews, you are going to eventually come to a decision on who you want to employ. Offering a position to someone is pretty straight forward. Send an official offer email with details of the position, salary, and other important information about the job. It is important that you notify people if they have been unsuccessful in their application too. Make sure that the email is carefully worded and request to keep their information on file should future vacancies open up. This will help to maintain a positive association with your company and if you find yourself rehiring in the future or other positions opening up, you’ll already have the information of someone appropriate on hand!
Recruitment can be complex and difficult. But hopefully, the above advice will help you to sail through the process!
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