(Newswire.net — February 7, 2021) — As a small business owner, you know that there are a lot of tasks on your plate. Hiring new employees is likely one of the bigger ones. To ensure you’re hiring the right people, it’s advisable that you skip over these six hiring mistakes below.
Hiring Out Of Desperation
It may have been a while since you had someone in the position that you’re trying to fill. At this point, you tell yourself that you’re not going to be picky. You just want someone who can do the job. So, you end up hiring someone who is underqualified and does a sub-par job. This just ends up creating more problems for you, and you end up having to deal with firing them later on down the road.
Not Being Clear With Your Job Description
There’s a reason that every job listing site asks you to fill in a job description. This is to help potential hires learn about what you’re looking for and decide if that is something that they want to do. If you’re not clear with your job description, you may find that a new hire is doing a job that they don’t like. They won’t be sticking around for long, and you’ll end up restarting the hiring process all over again.
Not Running Background Checks
When you have a small business, every dollar counts. Spending a hundred dollars or more on background checks may be something that you consider to be out of your budget. The reality is that this one-time investment can save you from a lot of legal trouble in the future. For example, if an employee is hired to handle payroll and other administrative tasks has pleaded guilty to money laundering in the past, you likely don’t want to hire them. But, you’ll never know about their past offenses unless you do a background check.
Not Showcasing Your Company Culture
Part of the interview process is to determine if the individual will fit in well with your existing employees. Each business, big or small, has a definitive employee culture. For some, it may be a formal all-work culture. For others, it may be a laid back, work at your own pace type of culture. You should help to clearly define what your culture is during the interview process. This will allow the interviewee to determine if they will fit well within your existing company culture or not. You don’t want to waste your time hiring someone who won’t jive well with your existing culture.
Hiring People Similar To You
It’s human nature to want to be around people that are similar to yourself. However, this isn’t usually the best choice as diversity in the workplace is the key to success. Avoid the urge to hire yourself a ‘mini-me’ that will do everything as you do. Instead, hire someone who has different viewpoints and does things a little differently than you. This can help to open up your eyes to potential improvement and expansion that you may not be able to see from your viewpoint.
Not Having An Interview Process
Another big pitfall that you want to avoid is not having an interview process. When you’re flying by the seat of your pants, it can be easy to forget to ask key questions. Plus, you may find yourself not fully listening to what the interviewee is saying because you’re too distracted about thinking of what you’re going to say next. Do yourself a favor and have your interview process planned out before holding any interviews.