Tips For Hiring Your First Employee

Not all business owners want to hire people - they (or you) might be perfectly content to work by themselves and there are certainly some benefits to that, including the fact that you’ll be in complete control of everything. However, if many cases you won’t be able to expand your business fully without employees, so if you do need to hire people, it’s wise to have a good understanding of what you need to do so you can be sure you’re getting it right. With that in mind, here are some useful tips for hiring your first employee. 

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Make It Legal

If you’re going to hire someone, you need to ensure that everything’s legal and above board. If it’s not, your business, perhaps you personally, and maybe even the employee can get into serious trouble, which will be expensive to deal with and could potentially spell the end of the business altogether. 

Therefore, when you hire someone, make sure you have a fair contract in place that everyone signs and is happy with. You’ll also need to ensure you’re paying at least the minimum amount required by law, and that you comply with all the various guidelines and regulations when it comes to safety and benefits. On top of that, you’ll need to find a good employee identification number application service so you can register everything in the right way. Get all that in place, and hiring someone will become a lot less of a hassle. 

Interview Well

Before you can hire someone, you need to know if they’re going to be good for the job, so of course, you’ll need to interview them. This will take up some of your time, and it’s not always the most enjoyable of tasks, but it’s crucial to do it well so you have a good idea of who the candidates are, what they can do for you, and whether or not you feel you’ll be able to work with them - this is very important, as a good atmosphere in the workplace and mutual respect means a lot more gets done and work doesn’t feel unpleasant for anyone. 

Before the interview, make a list of all the most important questions you need answers to and start there. As the chat goes on, it might be that other questions come to you and you start to get a better feel of who you’re talking to, but having questions prepped that will help you get to know the candidate is a vital place to start. 

Keep Your Promises

As a potential employer, you’ll have made certain promises to your potential employee in your jod ad, in your interview, and even in the contract you want them to sign. The key to being a good employee and enjoying a positive reputation is to keep those promises. 

The better you treat your team, the harder they’ll work and the more loyal they’ll be, meaning they’ll stick with you rather than look for another job. That’s great because you can build a good team and you won’t have to spend time and money hiring replacements. So stick to your promises and over-deliver if you can, and you’ll have the best employees you could ask for.