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3 Steps to Writing a Good Job Description
One big mistake many hiring managers make, and number 12 on our list of Hiring Mistakes, is to not really know what they want (hard and soft skills). To help you from falling victim to this potentially expensive mistake, we have put together the following strategy for you to follow the next time you need to hire a new employee.
»» 3 Steps to Writing a Good Job Description
Not Paying a Competitive Wage (Too High or Too Low)
It is tricky business to set a proper starting salary for a position. Pay too much and you will hurt the company. Pay too little and you risk losing key employees to better paying firms. When setting a wage, it is important to look at the following four factors:
1. Prevailing wages in your market: This is by far the most important criteria in setting a wage. In 1970 an accounting clerk made around $6.00/hour. In 1990 the same clerk probably made around $9.00/hour. The 1990 clerk wasn’t necessarily 50% better, but inflation and economic conditions had caused the wage to be 50% higher.
»» Not Paying a Competitive Wage (Too High or Too Low)
Mislabeling “Sub-Contractors” Who Are Actually Employees
»» Mislabeling “Sub-Contractors” Who Are Actually Employees
Hiring Too Many Relatives of Employees
Recently Harry Wilson, a seasoned executive, was helping a company with a major expansion. Things were going along well until the company owner reconciled with his estranged son, Sam, and decided to bring the son into the business. The father had much remorse over the estrangement and to make things up to Sam, he was promoted to a top level position.
»» Hiring Too Many Relatives of Employees
Continental Receives National WBE Certification
Anderson Indiana – September 3, 2009 – Continental Inc., a business specializing in, Professional Staffing, Design and Engineering, Quality Sorting, and Manufacturing, received national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Great Lakes Certification Committee, a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).
»» Continental Receives National WBE Certification
The Company You Keep
We’ve all heard the saying, “you are only as good as the company you keep.” Well, your company is only as good as the staff it keeps. In fact, the success or failure of a company depends largely on the type of staff a company has. Anyone who has owned or operated a business knows that it is very important to have the right people running that business if they want it to grow or prosper, and that could not be more true than it is in today’s economy.
3 Ways To Be Ready For An Economic Turnaround
The economy is rough right now…but it won’t stay like this forever. When it does turn around will you be ready?
»» 3 Ways To Be Ready For An Economic Turnaround
2 1/2 Ways For Winning State Contracts
Tip 1:
Use your Small Business status to gain a price preference in your bid.
»» 2 1/2 Ways For Winning State Contracts
Giving Retirement the “Birdie”
Imagine this improbable scenario: The PGA decides to cut costs by offering an early retirement package to their top golfers. Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh decide to accept this offer and they quit the world of tournament golf.
»» Giving Retirement the “Birdie”
Hiring Hi Jinx
No shows, false references, failed drug screens and resumes that can be most charitably described as creative fiction are common recruiting misadventures. Here are two more true stories to add to the list of hiring hi jinx.