One of the challenges that small businesses face is staffing. A lot of the times, small businesses don’t use the standard hiring mediums of large corporations. Instead, they rely on networking and job referrals to find the right person for the job. An article on BusinessWeek.com’s website insights as to where to turn to find the top talent out there looking for a job. Here are their suggestions.
“Small businesses should enlist their current employees as recruiters, essentially selling friends and contacts on the benefits of working at their company,” says Chris Collins, associate professor of human resource management at Cornell University’s school of Industrial & Labor Relations, for BusinessWeek. “Take the price of that ad you were going to run and give it to the person who identifies the candidate who eventually gets hired,” he says. “You’ll probably get a better pool.”
Small businesses can also find quality candidates by working with local and state universities, and recruiting graduating students.
Begin the hiring process before you need to fill a position. Don’t wait until you are desperate for a or your business could suffer.
Lastly, utilize the social networks, like LinkedIn, to find the right professional for the job. There is a wealth of information available to you out there, along with a large amount of potential candidates looking for a job.
Do you have tips for a small business owner? Leave me a comment and I will include them in future posts!
