Hiring The Right Employees Part 1:

The Job Description

Recently I've gotten a flurry of phone calls from business professionals with employee problems. To address this issue, I thought I'd give you some tips on hiring. Check back for more articles in this series.

Your business is growing. You're crunched for time and there are far too many things to do yourself. Your staff is overworked. But, you shy away from hiring someone new telling yourself "it's hard to find good people... " But, don't despair, because there practical ways to ensure that you'll hire employees who will help your business to thrive.

It all starts with figuring out what you really need, and asking for it, requiring it, even demanding it!

Here are some simple steps that will help you write a job description that clearly states exactly what you're looking for:

Analyze why you need this new employee.
Pinpoint what you want them to accomplish.
Identify the goals you want them to achieve
Figure out what their tasks, priorities and responsibilities will be.
Determine who they will report to.
Thing about what kind of experience and background they'll need.
Pinpoint the "must have" qualities or attributes they'll need to be successful.
Determine who they'll report to.
Write a thorough job description detailin the above, and include the salary and benefits you're offering.
And, let them know what is expected of them.

Creating a job description is just the first step in hiring the right employees.

Want to learn more?

Check out my blog post: "Hiring Well" which talks about Kirk Kazanjian's new book "Exceeding Customer Expectations". Kirk's book tells the story of how Enterprise Rent A Car built their reputation as a strong customer focused business. The tie in here, is that part of their strategy is to be really specific about the qualities they look for in prospective employees.

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Susan Martin, professional business coach, based in NYC, created Business Sanity to help business owners and independent professionals who struggle with marketing, management and productivity; want to increase profits, avoid burnout and run their business most effectively. To find out how you can make more money with less effort and stress; visit Susan on the web and subscribe to Business Sanity Tips or schedule your free consultation.