December 28, 2022
Hiring new people is something that all growing businesses have to do at some time or another. But there are right ways and wrong ways to go about hiring employees. You don’t want to rush the process and end up hiring someone who maybe isn’t ideally suited to the role. So how should you go about hiring people?
That’s what we’re going to talk about today. So if you’re looking to hire new people for your business and you want to make sure that you get it right, read on now and learn about the most important steps to take in order to find the very best new recruits for your business.
By following these steps, businesses can make informed hiring decisions, ultimately leading to a more successful and harmonious workplace.
First of all, it's up to you to make sure you have a job description to send out there that gives potential candidates a clear and accurate idea of the role. You can’t expect the right people to contact you if you’re not clear about exactly what it is you’re looking for. So take the time to write a good job description and don’t be afraid to be too detailed. If you’re looking for something specific, your job description has to reflect that.
When you start receiving cover letters and resumes from candidates, you’ll need to screen them and decide which of them you want to carry forward and which you’re going to turn down. You probably don’t have the time nor the capacity to interview everyone, and it doesn’t make sense to do that regardless. So set up a thorough screening process and narrow it down to a shortlist of strong candidates.
Once you have a shortlist, you’ll need to start preparing for the interview stage of the process. These should be in-person interviews that help you to get a real feel for the individual candidates and to find out whether they seem like a good fit for the role you’re looking to fill. It’s important not to skip this stage even if you think you have a standout candidate in mind.
Before you head into the interview, it's important to already have a list of questions that you want to ask. You’ll do much better in the interview and gain a better understanding of the candidate when you’re prepared in advance and ready to ask them insightful questions. It's up to you to craft those questions, but there’s help out there if you do your research.
Assessing the cultural fit of the individual and ensuring it aligns with the culture and ethos of the business is definitely important. If you see any red flags that might suggest the cultural fit is not a good one, that should make you think twice about the hire. You don’t want to rush into hiring someone when the fit is clearly not there the way you might want it to be. So be sure to take a look at that and factor it into your decision-making.
When your business hires someone, it's your responsibility to make sure that they have the right to work in the country. If they don’t have the right to work in the country and you go ahead and hire them anyway, your business will be breaking the law. And that’s not a situation you want to put yourself in. There’s employer right to work guidance that can help you if you aren’t sure about how to carry out the necessary checks and get the green light before moving ahead with a hire.
Finally, you should make sure that you provide orientation training for your new employee so they can settle in their new work environment as quickly as possible. Providing that kind of training is vital and you might find that your new recruit struggles to adjust if you throw them in at the deep end and don’t provide any kind of orientation for them. It's about doing what’s best for the new employee and what’s best for the business.
As you can see, there are lots of important steps to take when you’re looking to hire new recruits for your business. Don’t rush into anything before thinking things through and doing the correct and proper research. If you skip any of the steps outlined above, you might just end up regretting it later.
