Entrepreneurs Brief Guide
“How to Recruit Skilled Employees”
Dr Jim Porter
Behind every successful business there is the time and effort of highly skilled and equipped employees. For any start up business, investing in the right employees at the very beginning can yield fruitful results.
In 30 minutes, learn how to:
Decide who you need
Find the right candidates
Short-list and interview
Select the right recruits
Welcome a new employee
Copyright
How to Recruit Skilled Employees
Dr Jim Porter
Revision: KDP1.012.001
Copyright © 2011 – All Rights Reserved.
Smashwords Edition
This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please purchase your own copy.
Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.
No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the written permission of the author.
ISBN:
978-1-4661-2999-3
Publisher: Smashwords, Inc.
Behind every successful business there is the time and effort of highly skilled and equipped employees. For any start up business, investing in the right employees at the very beginning can yield fruitful results.
Hiring employees for your business is an investment indeed and therefore, you must have a clear idea of expectations from your potential employees before you begin the recruitment process.
Deciding who you need
There are certain areas you must look into whilst deciding who to hire:
You must check if you have the time and ability to do the work yourself, instead of hiring or if it is essential to hire. If the work which needs to be done is only temporary, then ensure you hire a temporary worker. You can also consider hiring an outsider company if it’s more feasible than recruiting employees.
You should look into the various aspects of the job, such as the responsibilities it carries with itself, the equipment and machinery required to pull it off, the skills required by the person to complete the job.
Furthermore, when deciding what kind of a person to hire, ensure your potential employee has the right attitude and skills, and experience if required. He should have a dynamic and pleasing personality and must be willing to learn. Remember that discriminating on the basis of race, age, sex, religion, marital status etc. is illegal.
Recruiting employees will increase your sending, and hence you must ensure you will be able to pay for the salary, insurance and other costs.
Try to offer a competitive salary so that job seekers prefer you over other employers.