an open letter to all entrepreneurs looking to hire their next employee

An Open Letter toAll Entrepreneurs Looking

to Hire Their Next Employee

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Have you made the mistake of hiring a wrong person and keeping

that person on board?


The person has all these…



Impressive Resume


Impressive Portfolio

GREAT REVIEWS ONUPWORK



GREAT RECOMMENDATIONS!

Did you realize it was a mistake?


What Went Wrong?


So many entrepreneurs make the same hiring

mistakes over and over and over again…


Here’s a list of criteria that will determine the success

(or failure) of your new employee.



Talent is Important, but it

ain’t the only thing

Find a talented employee who will be able to do the

absolute best job.



Passion for Your Business

Find an employee who has a passion for the business, and also for the customers. This means going the extra mile to produce the results up to

his/her capabilities.



Culture Fit


If the labor force of the company is remote —>

Find people who have an ability to take initiative and not wait for work to be handed to them every single

day.


If your company likes to play pranks and have fun while working —> Avoid hiring someone

who takes himself seriously.


Eager to Learn New Things


A small business owner or founder needs to wear many hats.

This is why he/she must learn new skills on a seemingly daily basis.



The employees must learn new skills as well.


Find someone who embraces the challenges of learning and looks at it as an

opportunity to increase their skill set.


Domain Expertise is a Plus


This mistake, most of the time, happens to those hiring marketers.

Let’s say you’re in the business of selling accounting software and you want to hire someone to help you with your content marketing.



Not everyone knows Accounting. Sure, they can learn. But that might take a long time and lots of cash.

It's better to hire someone with accounting experience and teach them how to write, than to hire a writer and teach them accounting.



Hire SLOW


I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Here is how Time Doctor hires a new employee.

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After creating a job description, it’s time for what we call the hiring funnel process. You funnel down qualified candidates and pick the most suitable at

every stage of the hiring process.


Once you determine which of them are most qualified, you provide each one with a test. Each examination depends on the tasks of the job.


To end the process, you will perform a verbal interview over Skype or Google Hangouts, followed by a 10-hour paid trial period. It's advisable to hire a couple of people during this

paid trial period instead of opting for one.


Fire Quickly


Firing someone can take an emotional toll on a business owner. You’ll feel the guilt of having someone’s life altered. Not just that person, but his/her family as well.


Studies show that one bad employee in an otherwise high performing group can lead to a 30% decrease in productivity.


Unhappy employees tend to miss work more often. And it’s best for your good employees and your company to fire them quickly.


Don’t Let One Bad Experience Scare You

Build an amazing team of people, who would do really cool work together. That everyone you hired would be the perfect employee and love coming to work every day.


The next time you hire employees, think of the lessons you’ve learned in the past.


And build the Business you’ve Dreamed About


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