WHO TO HIRE?

Last time we looked at listing every task that is done in your business each day.

Take the items that could be taught to another and write a procedure of how the work should be done. Write clear instructions in a basic level of language. To write distinct instructions, walk through the work in your mind. Record every step. Do not assume the reader knows the next step, or what you are thinking.

For instance, most who sew know that to make a corner sharp when the right side is showing, one must cut the fabric on the inside at an angle across the corner. Removing fabric down to a quarter of an inch above where the stitches come together at the point, taking off excess fabric. The excess would fill the corner unevenly and the point would be rounded. This type of instruction is more complete then to assume anyone who sews does know to cut away the excess fabric.

Take the items where you need someone with more expertise and write what experience or training a person would need to do the job. Reading Hiring Top Performers should help you.

Analyze what you have written. On the segment where someone can be trained to do the work, determine what duties you would like to do and which responsibilities could be handled by another. List the responsibilities you want to give to another and write a job description.

Do the same with the items where a particular expertise or training is desired. Write a job description with the qualifications required. A characterization of a person who will complement the business and be an asset.

Write a complete description of what you expect in a person who works for you. Use all of this as a guide for writing the ads place for applicants.

Hiring an employee should be a well thought out process. Don't wait until you are absolutely desperate for help before planning. Perhaps you want to "do it all," but to grow a business sometimes one must learn to delegate.

You now have an idea of what duties an employee will be doing. The next step to is write the job description. What is a Job Description? describes what you need to know. Write a job description to fit the position that is needed in your business. Refer back to notes and thoughts you have had as you read to this point. Also make a trip to the library to gather information on employee selection and hiring. Take the time to research and plan what is needed before hiring an employee.

Writing a Job Description tells what a sample job description contains.

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