3 Must-Have Hiring Strategies for Entrepreneurs to Build A Kick-Ass Team
It's not easy being you. You've got an entire business under your care, with sales, marketing, finances, and more to juggle. And now, you want to build a team to kick your amazing business into gear and take things to the next level.
Or perhaps you're just getting started and already understand the importance of hiring help to grow and scale your business — props to you!
Whether you feel the pressure of your growing workload or you want to start off your business on an easier footing, here are three hiring strategies to realize your team-building goals.
Research And Plan with Purpose
If you go into hiring blind, all your efforts could quickly go to waste. After all, there's no lack of candidates for any job you may need, but there is a lack of quality in many cases.
In addition, you'll want someone to match your core organizational values.
So to find your next kick-ass employee, you'll need a strategic hiring plan.
The first step is to find out what sort of help you can outsource and then detail a plan. Your plan might include your budget, the jobs you want to hire for, and the estimated hours per project or role.
The idea is you do not want to go in blind here. Your business goals require unique qualities in your team members. You just need to identify and lay them out.
Do An Audit of Your Hiring Needs
How do you identify the hiring needs of your business? Conduct a simple but effective audit.
Prepare a list of your daily, weekly, and monthly tasks. These might include sales and prospecting, content creation, and administrative tasks. Then, categorize these into:
● Tasks you enjoy
● Tasks you hate (and tend to avoid!)
● Tasks that are beyond your expertise
● Tasks that have been on the back burner for a while
Conducting an audit like this one is a surefire team-building strategy for long-term success.
Decide Where You'll Search
There are tons of websites you can use to find your next hire, and the options keep growing every day. It's the internet's double-edged sword — so many options at your fingertips, you don't know where to start!
But don't worry, I won't let you drown! 😜
You're out here to make ripples, not let the waves take you or your team-building efforts away. Don't worry, my upcoming mini-course on building a kick-ass team will help you figure it all out.
In the meantime, the shortlist of where to find great hires includes Upwork, Fiverr, and social media platforms such as Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
Social media has a bad rep sometimes, but there are gems who market themselves intentionally. You can get a good idea of their work ethic, core values, and output quality.
Grab My Free Hiring Roadmap with the Worksheet!
Need some help for right now? I've prepared a guide with the process I use to build successful teams. It's based on years of working out hiring strategies for various organizations, events, and projects.
This guide provides you with even more questions to ask yourself as you plan out your hiring strategy. It also includes a lengthy list of the most common roles entrepreneurs look to fill, as well as worksheets to determine your hiring needs.
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Thank you so much for reading. I hope you enjoyed this blog post and I'll see you soon with another one!
Janic 💜
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