Ask SCORE by Dean Swanson
In my recent conversations with small business CEOs, I hear a common theme related to the frustration of finding employees to hire. As our economy is starting to recover from the devastations of the pandemic experience, I have tried to remind folks to be careful of putting aside best practices for hiring employees for the sake of “just finding someone.” I know the frustration and the temptation, but a pause in the process to remember a few key items is sound advice.
As your company grows and comes back, so too will your need to bring on a team to scale your business. Hiring is a huge investment and costly to get wrong. Before you make your next hire, here are three hiring tips from SCORE CEO and former VP of marketing and communications, Bridget Weston. She focuses on some key steps to take throughout the hiring process and how to leverage your network and mentors, so…