Overview of Personnel Concepts
Your business idea is starting
to take shape. You have completed a market analysis, perhaps some
market research or product testing, and you have developed a business
plan. You may have even convinced others to invest in your business
or help you to finance it. You are ready to launch; maybe you have
even started.
But now you realize you
need help to make this business dream come true. You are ready to
hire employees. Hold your horses! Hiring employees is an investment
of money and time. It requires careful planning. Many entrepreneurs,
once they realize they need some help getting the work done, go out
and hire the first person they run into, perhaps a close friend or
a member of the family. Convenience is not they key variable. The
key variable is finding someone with the skills the business needs
to accomplish its mission.
Many entrepreneurs also
believe that the number of employees they had would determine their
success. The mark of a successful business is not the number of its
employees but their productivity and quality.
The plan for getting high
quality and productive employees starts before you decide hire. Finding,
hiring and managing good help includes these components:
- employee planning
- effective recruitment,
interviewing and hiring strategies
- managing for success
Hire employees which bring
the personality, skills, aptitude and experience which will help you
to meet your business goals. Entrepreneurs often get pressure from
others who would like to work for them. Your dream is an exciting
one, other people naturally will want to be a part of it. Sometimes
you may even find friends and family members who they think should
become employees of your business. Remember, you have goals to meet
to make this dream come true. Jobs only should be created to help
the business meet those goals - not to provide a salary for someone
who needs it.
Getting good help and ensuring
their success will require making good business decisions.
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