Effectively Scale Your Small Business with these hiring best practices
Implementing a precise hiring strategy is one of the most essential steps in efficiently building your team to maintain the success your blooming small business is seeing. Remember that what worked for hiring one or two employees, may no longer work for your organization as you start to see rapid growth in both sales and team size. Here are 3 key areas of focus to think about as you set out on this exciting adventure of scaling your small business.
STRATEGIZE, STRATEGIZE, STRATEGIZE
Simply posting a job listing and wading through the resumés that come in is not a strategic plan for scaling your growing business. It’s very important that you sit down and brainstorm on which qualities would be a great fit for your team, the expectations you have of the role and what you would define the culture of your organization to be. Only then will you (or your professional recruiter) be able to locate a short list of ideal applicants that will thrive in the job.
OUTSOURCE YOUR TALENT ACQUISITION
Hiring the right candidates from the start is an essential step in growing your team, one that may be best suited for the pros. When it comes to effectively growing your team to sustain the progress you are making as a growing business, it’s not just about finding great talent, it’s about retaining them too. One study shows that sourced candidates are twice as efficient as candidates who apply for an open position. A professional recruitment agency will have a vetted database of qualified candidates which not only speeds up the process of matching your role to the right applicant, but it can also significantly reduce your turnover rate.
POLISH YOUR ONBOARDING PROCESS
The best new team member onboarding processes should be planned out for a minimum of 3 months but may include an entire year’s plan to ensure new recruits are adequately supported as they build confidence and get up to full productivity in their role. Implement automation systems so that no training falls through the cracks, refine your assessment questionnaire to ensure your new employees can express where they need help in their transition and offer the tools that both your management and newcomers need to successfully integrate together.
First and foremost – congratulations on scaling your business! If you’d like to learn more about how professional recruitment services can save you time and money, head over to the Employer Resource section of our website.
