You’ve finally done it. After loads of hard work, you’ve opened up your own business and you’re beginning to find some success. Now comes the hard part. Your business is picking up and you can’t handle everything on your own. The obvious answer? Begin hiring employees. Hiring your first employee can be a stressful endeavor. You need to find someone who you can trust and who will work hard to build up the business you’ve put your heart and soul into. Here are a few tips to help you hire the perfect first employee.
Hire ASAP
You’ll want to hire as soon as you possibly can. Even if it’s a tight budget, hire someone as soon as possible. The extra energy and creativity that a new team member brings to the table will help you get things done faster than you could ever imagine. The amount of work taken off of your plate will be shocking. Many founders who are hesitant to hire even when it’s clear that they’re overworked end up frustrated later down the road because they realize how much faster they could have grown by hiring someone to help out.
Hire Regardless of Track Record
One of the most important qualities a skilled hiring manager should have is the ability to see potential. This is because, ideally, the candidate has a passion for something similar to what you’re passionate about. Also, they should have the necessary skills to excel at whatever it is they’re working on. The key to unlocking one’s potential is by blending together one’s skills and passions. Even if a person has not yet found a way to fully unleash their potential, you may be able to help them in doing so by hiring them. In a situation like this, you’re better off hiring someone who is excited and energetic about the business as opposed to someone with loads of experience.
Make Sure Everything Is Legal
Since you’re a new business and you’ve never hired an employee before, you’ll want to be sure you have all of the legal aspects of hiring a new employee out of the way. The worst thing that can happen is that you hire someone and forget to have any form of legal contract or discussion about the hire with your legal advisors. At this point in your business’s life the last thing you want is a legal disaster, so be sure to set all of that up in order to protect the business and your hires.
Create An Onboarding Process
Now that you’ve hired that first employee, you may think the job is done. Truth be told, it’s far from it. You want to make sure that your new employee is onboarded to the team properly. Create a series of training sessions that discuss company culture, history, and strategy. Give them the proper training during this time as well. This will give your new employees expectations and allow them to understand what life will be like at their new job.