Hiring top talent for your start-up or growing small business doesn’t have to be a losing proposition when competing with the big, established corporations.
You have these distinct advantages:
1. Make sure to take a very personalized approach with job applicants and they’ll realize that they won’t have to be just another worker-bee in a gigantic bureaucratically-burdened organization. Emphasize that their work has a major impact on the success of the company.
2. Your business is much more flexible than big companies. Subtly highlight this fact in the interview process.
3. Although you don’t yet have the brand recognition that the big firms have, you have the ability to offer equal compensation and new hires can advance faster as the company grows.
HR World offers more tips for small businesses to attract talented employees:
http://www.hrworld.com/features/recruiting-startups-082508/
An additional advantage you have as a small business owner is that you can hire very quickly.
Just be sure to screen effectively and avoid costly hiring mistakes. Utilize multiple evaluation methods, such as handwriting analysis, to identify the right person for the job.
Copyright © 2010 Scott Petullo