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If you’ve just started your own business and need to hire people; but aren’t sure how to do so – here are some easy steps to get you ready.

 

Be Compatible

 

You want to find employees that will fit in with your company’s culture. Check whether the candidate has social skills to get along with others, especially with current employees and managers. Ask how he or she is managing current business clients to judge compatibility skills.

 

Test Their Learning and Analytical Skills

 

Try to use different methodologies to assess the learning and analytical skills of your candidates. Testing candidates might be tricky, but don’t evaluate candidates merely by their resume and their confidence because a resume can contain lies.

 

Choose Someone Committed To Their Career

 

A person committed to his or her career is the candidate you want to hire. You don’t want to hire an employee who switches careers or jobs frequently, just to get a higher salary. If a candidate is not loyal to any company, hiring this person could definitely be a problem for your business. Always check the candidate’s previous job duration, and if he or she is switching jobs constantly, this is definitely not the right person for the job.

 

Get Social With Your Candidates

 

Asking personal questions won’t get you anywhere, and could be awkward and uncomfortable for both parties. Rather, you or your human resources team should be analysing the candidate’s’ presence on social media. This can be a great strategy, especially if you want to hire employees for tech businesses. Although, you don’t have to do this yourself, companies like uCheck will perform a search for you, depending on what you require.You’ll be surprised what you can find out about a candidate by researching their social presence.

 

Hire Interns

 

People may disagree, but this is one of the best ways to hire the right employee for your business. You know all of their strengths, weaknesses, skills, knowledge, attitudes, behaviour, confidence levels, and even practical evidence of work. What else do you need to know?

 

Always Improve Your Hiring Process

 

Whether you are hiring employees for a big organisation or looking for some potential candidates to build your start-up, the hiring process is the first and foremost factor you need to focus on. Make sure you are following these steps in your hiring process:

 

Instead of asking magic bullet questions or irrelevant questions, you always need to focus on getting to know the capabilities, knowledge, skills, confidence, attitude, and potential of the candidate.

 

When you advertise job vacancies for your company, make sure that all the job requirements such as responsibilities, required education, experience, knowledge, and skills are clearly mentioned. It will help you in evaluating candidates and attracting applicants that fulfil all of your responsibilities and requirements. It’s also a good idea to involve other people in the evaluation process, since more opinions can lead to finding the right hire.