Hiring Tips
Sep 13
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Having quality employees is essential for business prosperity. Here are 10 things to consider to improve the quality of your employees:
- Proper hiring creates a good team. A good team lowers turnover. Lower turnover equates to more profit. Consider both the cost of lost productivity and reduced team morale.
- Team members typically leave or are let go most often because they never should have been hired in the first place. This is really a character issue.
- Take your time when filling positions. It is better to find “the right” hire rather than “the best” hire.
- When you are posting a position, give enough information for candidates to rule you out without wasting your time.
- Word your posting in such a way as to attract the personality and character traits you want.
- Look for a team member with a combination of opportunistic motivation and philosophical motivation.
- Never sell a “Job”. Always have an “Opportunity” available – work that matters.
- Set short initial interviews that are no longer than 30 minutes. Listen for 20 minutes and talk for only 10. God gave us 2 ears and 1 mouth – keep the listening to speaking ratio the same. Determine if the candidate is only looking for a paycheck. At this point, you’re weeding out those that are not a fit for your culture. Future interviews should be longer and more involved.
- If the candidate is preoccupied by benefits and compensation, you will never be able to do enough to keep them happy.
- The person hired properly will perform better, will not cause problems, and will be more likely to stay.
If you would like to learn about 12 Steps to a Proper Hire – that will lead you consistently to “the right hire”, or how a part-time, virtual CFO can help transform your business using the Bible as our guide, email me at commonsensecfo@yahoo.com or call Kirk at 402-658-7340.
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