When looking to hire a new employee, the usual thought is to quickly fill the position in order to meet the current need. The “future” rarely enters the thought process. The focus remains on providing immediate value for an immediate problem. It is human nature. We see a problem; we want to fix it – […]
One of the biggest mistakes businesses (especially small businesses) make is mismanaging their contingent workforce. Bringing on a temporary staff or hiring contract workers can be the perfect solution when your business is growing. You get the help you need during (what might be) a sporadic growth cycle, without having to manage a large full-time […]
When the time has come to expand your business, you have two choices: manage the hiring process “in-house” or partner with a reputable human capital management (i.e. staffing) firm. This fundamental decision usually comes down to cost for most business owners. However, thinking of “cost” as a simple, tangible, easily calculated metric is not accurate. […]
For hourly, industrial workers meeting the demands of both work and home can be a bigger challenge than for the workforce at-large. They are the least likely to have the flexibility to get children to school/childcare, take the car to the shop or even go to the doctor. However, hourly workers do need some solutions […]
We hear a lot about “protected groups,” but what are they? Quite simply, a protected group is a set of people qualified for special protection by a law, policy, or similar authority; it is frequently used in connection with hiring and employment. Some examples would be racial and ethnic minorities, the elderly (or any particular […]
Many small business owners look to employ family members – seeing it as an easy solution, given the difficulties and time that it takes to build a quality business team and the fact that family members may be unemployed. Is this a good idea? Many experts advise not hiring family unless they possess a specialized […]
Bad hiring decisions can make or break many small businesses. According to a recent CareerBuilder survey, approximately 25% of responding employers stated that each bad hire costs them $50,000. Smaller employers cannot absorb these costs as easily as large corporations; therefore, background checks should be a mandatory part of the hiring process for smaller companies. […]
Employees in small businesses have to wear many hats. They have to be flexible and be willing to “pitch in” to get the job done. Saying “that is not in my job description” or “I do not get paid enough to do that” is not usually well received. But how does that flexibility and willingness […]
Horrible hiring decisions are made almost every day – out of fear, wishful thinking or simply the need to get the process completed. But sometimes, these bad decisions are simply a mistake. Getting a true and accurate sense of how well a candidate will perform on the job is sometimes almost impossible to do during […]
There are three parts to the hiring process – the resume review, the actual interview and the reference check. Out of these three, the reference check is the one that is the most undervalued and the most likely to be skipped. This is because many hiring managers think that reference checking is truly a perfunctory […]
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