Why GOOD job descriptions will save you money

I haven’t yet met the business owner who gets excited about writing an in-depth job description. Go figure! The most frequent excuse is that they don’t see the value in spending much time on it.

The job description is your starting point when hiring and, later, in managing the employee. How [...]

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Have you ever done the math in regards to your hiring practices? How many times have you thought you made the right hiring decision … only to find out that your new employee doesn’t know half as much as you thought?

The [...]

How many employees have you lost to a competitor? Did you ever ask for a detailed explanation of why an employee was leaving? What if you could have prevented good employees from jumping ship?

Retention can be difficult in a small company because you have fewer options and resources than large companies. There will always be [...]

When the labor market fluctuates, as it always does, you need to be prepared. You can be recruiting and hiring the best job candidates with a few internal changes that will give you the hiring edge, no matter how competitive the market.

Most small companies worry about the fact that they have fewer growth opportunities for [...]

Remember the nervous excitement of starting a new job? You woke up early because you didn’t want to be late … even though you were a little tired because thoughts of the new job, new company, and new boss wouldn’t let you fall right to sleep. If you did a good job of recruiting your new [...]

Is it possible for your employees to be too good for your company? Definitely. Especially when you have a small company.

That may sound strange, but I’ve seen it happen several times.

You strive to hire people who are energetic, bright, and skilled. Everything works out great for a year or two and you’re patting [...]

Large or small, companies can have a difficult time keeping employees engaged. “Engaged” is a term used to describe employees who are still motivated about their work and excited about the possibilities of your company and your products or services.

When an employee’s work for you becomes routine for them, he will often start thinking [...]

You’ve found the perfect candidate for that job opening. This person is great: a personality that will fit in with your other employees, the technical skills you need, and they’ve even worked at a couple of your competitors. Or not.

I’m a huge proponent of background checks. However, I’m going to focus on just one aspect [...]

When you think about your competitors, what goes on in your mind? Do you think about besting their advertising or prices? Do you think about that competitive analysis you did when trying to determine whether your business would be viable? Or do you think about your employees?

But your employees aren’t your competition, you say? True. [...]