Hiring your very first employees, or putting together a kick ass team of people who are going to take your startup onto bigger and better heights, can be a complicated thing. After all, it often takes a whole department of skilled professionals to find and interview the right people for the job, and who knows if you’ve got those kinds of resources yet!
So, if you’re a new business, and you’re not looking forward to hiring your first employees, it’s time to lighten the load and make the process a bit more exciting. And to do that, we need to make it easier to conduct, and easier to see results on the other side! With that in mind, here’s just a couple of methods to implement in your small business, for administration and employee satisfaction alike.
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Schedule the Process
Before you try to hire, you need to know when to hire. The better your timing, and the more accurate your window of opportunity, the better your results when candidates walk into the interviewing room. You don’t want to start hiring out of nowhere, with little evidence to back up your need to offer interviews.
So, you need to be at a stage in your startup where there’s no doubt about your need for more manpower. If you do have the freedom to let candidates go, and you’re only ‘casually looking’, you’re not going to have the right motivation behind you! You’re never going to be satisfied with the answers you get, and the CVs you see.
But when does a startup know they can afford to set up a payroll? Well, when they’re running out of time to complete a day’s tasks, and when they don’t have the right skills around them to undertake certain operations. And if you’re finding yourself in a situation like this right now, it’s time to sit down and admit to yourself that you need help!
Automate the Process
Automating your hiring process doesn’t have to be as detached as it sounds. Simply put, you’re allowing an HR department to put digital and technological resources to good use, to save time and energy (and a lot of future confusion) around the office. And as a startup, you probably want to cut the costs like this!
The use of HR services here and there means you’ll be able to set up a digital system, allowing an algorithm to find the right candidates and show a pool of talent to you. And not only that, but if you do bring a couple of those candidates in, you’ll find it much easier to set them up on the payroll! If you’re planning to expand across different offices and locations in the future, automating your HR requirements in the here and now will keep payment on the right flow.
Making the hiring process easier doesn’t have to be impossible. Finding the right person for the job can be a waiting game, so let’s make sure you’ve got the tools!