Good help is SO hard to find!
If you have ever tried to hire an employee you would probably agree that it resembles the first episode of a season of American Idol. For every Jennifer Hudson out there you’ll audition a few hundred William Hungs .
With the unemployment rate topping 9.5% this summer there is good news and bad news for small businesses looking to hire…
The good news is there are more applicants interested in every open position than our generation has ever seen.
The bad news is there are more applicants interested in every open position than our generation has ever seen.
Finding the right employee for your business has become easier and harder all at the same time. Two years ago the challenge was getting anyone worthwhile to apply for the job. Today, the challenge is separating the prospects from the suspects.
With the cost of a bad hire estimated at a few thousand dollars to a few hundred thousand, you can’t afford to make the wrong decision.
Here are a few basics to improve your hiring success:
- Start with referrals
- With one in every 10 people you know looking for work, reach out to the friends, family, and business contacts you trust and ask if they know a great candidate looking for work.
- Consider Temp-to-Perm
- Temporary Agencies will find and screen candidates. And if your new employee doesn’t work out you simply make one phone call to get a replacement.
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