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Resumes are the gatekeepers to finding your perfect-fit employee. You'll use that document to determine who you will interview and who is a quick no. To help quickly sort candidates into the no pile, most people will start by looking for resume red flags – items that show a candidate might not be the quality worker they want.

But are all common resume red flags really an accurate indicator that someone will be a bad hire? No. Some common red flags are not red flags at all, and some are just signs of things that should be discussed during an interview instead of a disqualifier.

In this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, we're breaking down the most common resume red flags and challenging you to rethink whether they might actually be causing you to overlook talented, qualified employees.

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Is your company data protected? What about on your cell phone or your employee's cell phone?

As your team grows beyond you, the risk of data not being properly handled or protected also grows. Without the proper safeguards, private information about your business and your clients could be accessible to others.

The issue isn't whether you can trust your employees, but whether you have the right systems and processes in place. And those systems and processes need to evolve as you add more team members to your company.

Nate Ginter returns to the Growing Your Team podcast to discuss the importance of properly protecting data for yourself, your business, and all your valuable clients, and how to know when data protection should become a priority.

Want to connect with Nate Ginter:

Nate is a certified cybersecurity auditor and IT project manager who recently exited the Managed Services IT Provider he founded and served as the Chief Technology Officer for over a decade. He recently founded Reductive Dynamics, where he helps businesses of all sizes enhance their IT processes, security, and compliance, serving as a fractional vCSO.

How to Connect with Nate Ginter:

Website: www.reductivedynamics.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-ginter-80a00558/

Book a Consult with Nate Ginter: https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/59d84640d91e4ef9b793b8d7e82afe95%40reductivedynamics.com?anonymous

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Are you hesitant about posting pay on a job post because you'll be paying new employees more than your current employees?

As the cost of attracting quality team members increases, the pay of current employees doesn't always match. When this happens, many small businesses want to keep the pay ranges for their open positions a secret. However, not advertising pay on a job post can lower the number of applications received, and it is illegal in some cities and states.

If you're considering paying new employees a higher rate than current employees, the main problem shouldn't be hiding this fact from your current team members. Instead, it should be properly addressing why the pay difference exists to begin with.

In this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, you'll learn how to properly determine when new employees should make more than current employees and how to proactively navigate the information with your team members.

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Episode 156 – Should You Allow Your Employees to Discuss Pay?

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LinkedIn can be a highly effective marketing tool for many small businesses. However, as your business grows, your ability to spend a lot of time on the platform might decrease. When this happens, you might wonder how to delegate tasks and leverage your team to continue growing your visibility on LinkedIn.

Having a team support your LinkedIn strategy is not as simple as giving a marketing team member access to your profile. Certain tasks you should delegate, and others you should continue to own. Louise Brogan joins the Growing Your Team podcast to teach business owners how to properly delegate LinkedIn activities and use LinkedIn to aid hiring efforts.

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Louise is the CEO of Louise Brogan Ltd, helping B2B companies leverage LinkedIn to raise their profile and generate leads and sales. As the host of the 'Raise Your Visibility Online' podcast and YouTube channel with over 100,000 subscribers, she shares actionable tips for growing businesses online.

A winner of the 'Digital Marketer of the Year Award,' Louise has also been recognized in the top 100 Small Businesses and top 100 female entrepreneurs in the UK. She was honored to represent UK Small Business at Buckingham Palace, meeting King Charles.

Louise is a sought-after speaker at corporate conferences, including European PEOPIL, TubeFest, Women in Finance, TechConnect, and Social Media Fest Ireland. Her expertise has been featured in Forbes, Huffington Post, Social Media Examiner, The Guardian, and The Times.

Beyond her passion for helping solopreneurs, coaches, and consultants through workshops and 1-2-1 training, she also works with larger organisations like BT, BBC, the Chartered Institute of Accountants England & Wales, and the Law Society. Whether you're a small business or a larger company, Louise is dedicated to helping you build your brand and drive results online

How to Connect with Nate Ginter:

Website: www.louisebrogan.com

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/louisebrogan

YouTube:www.youtube.com/@raiseyourvisibilityonline

Instagram: www.instagram.com/louisebrogan_

Get Louise Brogan's book – Raise Your Visibility on LinkedIn – www.louisebrogan.com/book

Get Louise's free guide to what to do on a weekly basis on LinkedIn – www.louisebrogan.com/download

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Are a job post and a job description the same thing?

Nope! They are two different documents that, while similar, contain different information and serve different purposes.

Do you need both when hiring a new employee for your small business?

Maybe.

In this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, we discuss why a job post and a job description are not interchangeable and when you need each type of document.

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Have you been ignoring talent development within your team?

When you're in the growing stages of your business, you might find it challenging to set aside time to train your team members so they can do more and advance to the next level. You hired them to do a particular set of tasks, and as long as they can complete that work, you push off the to-do of talent development. You don't see the additional talent development as necessary because you assume you can always hire someone else when more advanced skills are required to meet your growing business's needs.

However, there is a downside to ignoring talent development. When team members don't feel like their company is investing in them, it can lower employee engagement, hurt retention rates, and impact your company's overall growth because you're not getting the best out of your team.

Celina Mattocks joins the Growing Your Team podcast to discuss the importance of talent development, how to help your team members gain new skills when you're short on time, and how to ensure you always have the right skills throughout your growing teams.

Want to connect with Celina Mattocks:

Celina Mattocks is an adventurous woman-in-tech focused on transformational change enablement at the C-suite and personal levels. She is the founder and CEO of Lead Live Learn, a professional development company focused on using supportive technology to upskill and align leaders. She is a 2x published author. Most importantly, Celina is a wife, mother of two, daughter, sister, and friend. She spends her spare time outdoors with her family and friends, reads self-help, and writes, runs, or practices yoga.

How to connect with Celina Mattocks:

Website: https://www.leadlivelearn.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/celinamattocks

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leadlivelearn/

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Knowing how to review a resume properly is vital to building the best team for your small business.

A resume is the gatekeeper to an interview—you can't hire the right person if the right person never gets an interview, but you don't want to waste your time interviewing too many unqualified candidates. When you know how to review a resume effectively, you can focus your interview availability on the best candidates for your opening.

In this episode of the Growing Your Team podcast, you'll learn the tips and tricks of reviewing a resume to ensure you're interviewing the best candidates and finding your perfect hire.

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Caroline Tanis discusses what makes up a good compensation plan that employers should offer their workers and where you can start if you feel like you can't afford those plans.

Listen in this episode as we weigh the pros and cons of delegating vs outsourcing your hiring so you can decide what best aligns with your business.

Amy Climer shares her model and assessment scale she has developed that identifies what teams need in order to be creative together.