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S9 E48 How to “hire” the right people - even if you are a solopreneur With Raj Kapur
At one juncture when your startup has started to grow you will need to hire talent and staff. Now some startups with funding and a larger budget start with a few employees and then from there they grow, but many new startups are run by solopreneurs, but there comes a time when you alone cannot do everything and you shouldn’t.
At this time it becomes very important to hire the right talent who can catapult your startup to another level, but then many times it is really hard for a solopreneur to hire as they are so used to doing everything by themselves or in a small team. But understand to grow you will need to hire and get a team of like-minded people with varied talents.
To find good early-stage hires, you'll need to lean on personal referrals and hiring platforms.
The key process to recruit
• Determine who your ideal match is
• You have to be very specific in what you are looking for
• Begin sourcing names – referrals, career sites, associations you belong to
Keep the process simple:
• Why you need to hire now
• Where are you getting stuck that you need to hire
• What does success look like for the new hire One Year from now
• After 100 days on the job evaluate the decisions made by the candidate. Determine what the company would provide at the time of completion.
A few characteristics of a new hire
Able to do Multiple things
Flexible
Eager to Learn
Entrepreneurial
TAGS: how to hire the right employees,how to find the right employees,how to hire your first employees,how to hire employees,how to hire good employees,how to hire employees to a company,marketing,technology,business
Connect with Raj, visit www.RajKapur.com
Email: [email protected]
Book a FREE Call www.rajkapur.com/freecall/
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By Raj KapurAt one juncture when your startup has started to grow you will need to hire talent and staff. Now some startups with funding and a larger budget start with a few employees and then from there they grow, but many new startups are run by solopreneurs, but there comes a time when you alone cannot do everything and you shouldn’t.
At this time it becomes very important to hire the right talent who can catapult your startup to another level, but then many times it is really hard for a solopreneur to hire as they are so used to doing everything by themselves or in a small team. But understand to grow you will need to hire and get a team of like-minded people with varied talents.
To find good early-stage hires, you'll need to lean on personal referrals and hiring platforms.
The key process to recruit
• Determine who your ideal match is
• You have to be very specific in what you are looking for
• Begin sourcing names – referrals, career sites, associations you belong to
Keep the process simple:
• Why you need to hire now
• Where are you getting stuck that you need to hire
• What does success look like for the new hire One Year from now
• After 100 days on the job evaluate the decisions made by the candidate. Determine what the company would provide at the time of completion.
A few characteristics of a new hire
Able to do Multiple things
Flexible
Eager to Learn
Entrepreneurial
TAGS: how to hire the right employees,how to find the right employees,how to hire your first employees,how to hire employees,how to hire good employees,how to hire employees to a company,marketing,technology,business
Connect with Raj, visit www.RajKapur.com
Email: [email protected]
Book a FREE Call www.rajkapur.com/freecall/