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Top 5 Tips for Hiring New Employees

by Stefan Töpfer on Feb 22, 2010

!cid_CF682DD0-D4EF-4328-A711-50E49F677CDC The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners.

  • Try to honestly evaluate your skillset.  Don’t hire someone with similar abilities to you.
  • Make sure you have a separate phone number that applicants can leave messages on without disrupting your workday.
  • Try to direct potential applicants towards your website, as they will be far easier to filter.
  • Interview applicants in a structured way by asking all of them the same questions.
  • Offer signing-on bonuses as an incentive if you are desperate to secure the services of your best applicant.

If you have additional tips, please share them in the comments section.

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2 Responses to “ Top 5 Tips for Hiring New Employees ”

  1. Mick Johnson

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    One thing I think is essential is to have a very detailed specification for the post you’re hiring for. This way you have something to base your questions on as well as some objective criteria to base your decision on. That said, I’m a firm believer that a bit of ‘gut feeling’ on the right person goes a long way – I’ve hired many people over the years and sometimes the candidate who is ‘technically’ the best, doesn’t always fit in to the organisation – that’s just something you learn over time though.

  2. Evans

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    Always look at the applicant’s educational background. Not just check that he/she graduated in the relevant field but the best candidate’s full educational history will tell the story. I know it is not always true but whenever I see an applicant with great educational results from school, college & university throughout; then I know he/she has always been a hard worker.

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