Small Business Owner's Guide to Hiring New Employees: Letting People Know You Are Hiring

Running a small business can be very lucrative, however, if you have employees ,the business becomes a bit more detailed. Employees are an extra expense for businesses and choosing the right employees can be a daunting task. As the Human Resources manager for a small business, I have found the following information to be helpful. By following the advice below, you may save yourself stress and grief over hiring the wrong person.

When you make the decision to hire an employee, you must first decide how you want to go about putting the word out that you are in need of an employee. There are several ways that you can do this. Obviously, word of mouth is the least expensive of these options. Nearly everyone knows someone who is looking for a job. Another way is advertising. There are many methods of advertising that you are hiring; the hard part is deciding which method is right for you. You can also opt to use a temporary agency to have an employee placed at your business for a trial period, if you find the employee to be a good fit, you may then opt to hire the employee full time. Temporary agencies can be costly; you should shop around to find the best price.

If you opt to use word of mouth to find your new employee, be very careful about friends and family. Generally speaking, friends and family do not make good employees. There are, of course, some exceptions to this rule. Friends and family tend to be less productive due to the nature of your relationship. They may take more time off than other employees and they may, for lack of a better word, "slack" because you are family and we all know that we don't like strife in our family. If you use word of mouth, I recommend you hire someone who is merely an acquaintance of someone you know. Someone who has a proven track record in the field, or at least a steady work history will be the best fit. Do not hire them right away. You will want to schedule an interview with this person. Interviewing will be discussed later in this article series.