Hiring your first employee can be a challenge. There's a lot to consider. We made it easy for you with these five tips to help you choose the employee that's best for you.
Marel Q1 2024 Investor Presentation from May 8, 2024
5 Tips for Hiring Your First Employee
1. 5 Tips for Hiring
on Hiring
Your First
Employee
Get it the Leap
Make Right the to Hire
First Time
with Confidence
2. Figure Out What
You Need
As a small business owner, you
probably have a lot going on. But
you can’t just hire a jack-of-alltrades.
So, pin down at least two or three
tasks and write a detailed job
description.
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3. Actively Recruit, Don’t
Settle.
Posting on a national job website
may not bring in the desired results.
Instead, look for great candidates.
Turn to careers sites like LinkedIn
and CareerBuilder and sort through
a few résumés.
Ask other small business owners
and reach out for referrals.
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4. Use Pre-Employment
Screening
Cover your bases and don’t leave
things to chance. Pre-employment
screening is not as expensive as
you may think.
A background check can cost less
than $25 and provides you with
peace of mind.
SurePayroll offers pre-employment
screening for:
•Background checks
•Drug screening
•Motor Vehicle Reports
•Behavioral assessments & more
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5. Don’t Forget the
Legal Steps
There’s a lot more to just getting a
desk, chair and computer ready for
a new employee.
Get to know the paperwork, like
forms to file and employer rules.
A few items to know:
•Get an employment identification
number (EIN) from the IRS.
•Have every employee complete an
I-9 for employment verification and
a W-4 for payroll tax withholding.
More at U.S. Small Business
Administration
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6. Prepare a Few Policies
There’s no need to overboard
when starting off, but at least
determine items like vacation days,
sick time and a schedule.
At the beginning stage you won’t
need an IT policy and 50 pages of
rules, but give basics.
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