So, your business is growing and you’ve reached the point where you need to hire your first employee. This is a great sign. It’s also a sign that running your business is suddenly going to become a lot more complicated.

But it’s okay. If you hire the right people, you can be assured that your company will continue to grow and improve. After all, people make the company.

Defining the Job Role

The first thing to consider is what you need out of your new employee. Do you need another people to deal with customers? Or do you need help with administrative duties so you can concentrate on providing a service?

Do you need someone for a specific, short term task or for a longer period with a more well-rounded job role? What qualifications and skills do you need? 

These are just a few of the questions you need to ask yourself before you even write your job advertisement. Why?

Outsource or Hire

For starters, an employee might not be the right fit for your job role right now. If you only need someone to fulfil a small, specific role, it might be a better idea to outsource to a freelancer or corporation.

Hiring employees costs money, and more than just the salary. You also have to pay for insurance, potential training, sick days, and holidays. You also have a commitment to your employee, so if you only need them for a small role, you might find yourself making up work they weren’t hired to do.

Outsourcing might have a higher initial cost, but as you aren’t an employer, the paperwork is much simpler. You don’t have to worry about holiday pay, sick pay, insurance, and you only pay them for the work you need them to complete.

So, explore your options before you hire.

Making the Advertisement

If hiring is the right move for you, it’s time to make a job advertisement. A service like Hiredonline is a fantastic way to get the advertisement out there so it reaches as many people as possible.

If you’ve considered the job role, the advertisement is where you make it very clear to potential candidates what you need and what they can expect from the job. But this is just the first step of actually hiring someone.

Interviews

The advertisement allows you to filter through relevant applications, and depending on how many applicants you have, you can be strict. Once you’ve narrowed down the field of candidates, it’s time to interview potential employees.

Ask them relevant questions about their past experiences, as well as why they think they’d be a good fit for the role. You might come up with potential problems they will need to overcome and ask how they would deal with it.

Try to find out about their soft skills. Their CV should have their qualifications already listed, so look for teamwork abilities, problem solving skills, and other things that will be useful. Finally, allow the candidates to ask you questions about the job. The things they ask will reveal more about them.