HIRING TIPS

Are you experiencing turnover or not reaching goals? Media Staffing Network has created some great hiring tips to help you do a better job. Here is a sample:

• Hiring tips on limiting turnover: Start with a solid job profile that clearly lays out details on what is expected and all responsibilities of the job

• Hiring Tips on recruitment include setting up a proactive strategy and not just a reactive one, waiting to hire when you need to fill a position, will not help you build a strong team as you will be under a deadline to find the right candidate, not always easy

• Hiring Tips on trying to find the right candidates lays out a plan on when, where and how to find those that will do well when hired. It includes a long range plan on continually searching for the right candidates – talking to anyone who may know of anyone that could be a match for your pre-determined job description. Thinking out of the box and not continuing to hire all of the same people can help a team pool skills to build a complimentary team. Look for other industries where skills may be similar and target them – if you are interested in finding sellers think about teachers, customer service reps, waiters/waitresses, airline personnel, mortgage brokers, stock brokers, insurance sellers or others who show a natural sales ability.

• Hiring tips to help you build a team quickly so that all members are working to a full capacity and limit ramp up time are to assign the new person to have lunch with a veteran every day for the first week and be firm that it is one on one and not a group lunch where the new member may feel left out. Make sure that the new hire has a good orientation that covers all aspects of the job no matter how trivial.

• Really important hiring tips that can make your job easier is to make sure your staff is appreciated. One of the most requested benefits asked for by job seekers is the ability to grow, do a good job and to be recognized for it. In these tough economic times, another good hiring tip is to offer incentives to help lower a salespersons cost of living – if you can do a barter deal with a grocer, gas company or dry cleaner, use it as incentives to encourage your sellers to hit goals without costing you cold cash.

For more hiring tips check out our entire list on our website.

*The information contained is intended to provide useful information on the topic covered, but should not be construed as legal advice or a legal opinion.