When it comes to running your business knowing when it is time to hire team members can be one of the most difficult decisions you have to make. Although you may feel as though you don’t have the budget, your business may not be able to progress any further unless you hire assistance. Whilst it may seem daunting at first, there are so many incredible benefits to bringing people into your team. With that in mind, here are a number of reasons you should start the application process now:
Why You Should Hire Team Members To Help With Your Business
- It Can Help Free Up Your Time
One of the best things about bringing people into your team is that it can free up your time to work on the more important aspects of your business. Although each and every aspect of your business should be considered important, as you start to grow you will find that you can dedicate the time you need to certain tasks. Whether it’s scheduling your tweets or writing content for your blog, you may find that hiring someone to join your team will help free up your time to work on developing the business.
Whilst it may seem scary to hand the reigns over to someone else, it’s a great stage to be at when it comes to your business journey.
- It Can Be Affordable If You Outsource
If you are concerned that you’re not going to be able to afford to bring on team members on a full-time basis, you may want to consider outsourcing them instead. This means that rather than having someone working for you at all hours of the day, you only pay for them when you need them. This option works great when it comes to tasks like content writing, social media management, PR or accounting. If you’re hiring a virtual assistant, however, outsourcing may not be the best choice.
- It Can Bring You A Sense Of Community
Running your own business can be incredibly lonely, especially if you’re the only person in the team. Whilst a sense of community shouldn’t be the main reason you consider hiring a team, it is definitely an incredible incentive. Having team members to talk to each and every day will not only improve the overall community feel of your business, but it will definitely help when it comes to loneliness.
Once you start building your team you can start to think about exciting things such as team meetings, employee get-togethers, and group events.
- They Can Bring New Ideas To The Team
Although you may not specifically be hiring team members for them to bring new ideas to the table, you may find that haven’t more people involved in the business will open you up to lots more suggestions. As they will have been outside of the business up until their employment, they will different thoughts and feelings on previous products and campaigns you have launched. If you’re lucky, they may be able to give you a little bit of honest feedback.
- They Can Be A Great Investment
Although you will have to spend a certain amount hiring team members and paying them a salary, they’re one of the best possible things to invest in when it comes to your business. You may feel as though you can’t afford to bring team members in until your business grows but in reality, your business won’t grow until you’re able to hire someone to take the small, unimportant tasks off your hands. It’s a vicious circle of knowing when to hire team members but if you’re willing to take the risk, it will be the sooner the better.
If you’re considering hiring your first team member but unsure whether or not it is the right time for you, you can read this handy guide here.
6 Things To Consider Before You Hire Someone
Now that you know all of the incredible reasons to hire team members, you need to think about all of the things you need to consider before you bring your first employee on board. Whilst you may think it is an easy process that takes little to no time, you will soon discover that a lot of thought has to go into who you’re hiring and what they’re going to be doing. From job applications to sorting out payroll, you need to be sure you have thought of absolutely everything before you get started.
With that in mind, here are 6 things you need to consider before you hire someone:
- How Many People Do You Want To Hire?
The first thing you need to think about is how many people do you want to hire. If you’re unsure about the workload and concerned about the cost, you may be better off hiring just one member of staff who can help with everything.
If you’re looking for a mixture of skills and experience, you may have to consider hiring a number of people at once. Whilst you don’t have to hire each and every one of your team members full-time, you do need to consider how much of your time will be taking up when you’re liaising with them about their roles. You will find, especially during their first few months of employment, there will be a lot of back and forth when it comes to training. For tips and tricks when it comes to training new staff, you can visit this site here.
If you are hiring more than one person at once, you may also need to consider whether or not you’re going to be giving them their own emails at first. In some cases, it may be easier to create a shared inbox where you detail all of the training information. For details about a shared inbox from Loop Email, you can visit this site here.
- What Job Roles Are You Hiring For?
Once you know how many people you’re going to be hiring, you need to think about the job roles you are hiring for. Once you have a rough idea you will need to take the time to sit down and write out full job descriptions, detailing all of their responsibilities and the skills required for the position. Not only will this help when it comes to advertising the positions, but it will give you a clear idea of who is going to be doing what.
The best way to approach this is to think of all of the things you want to outsource to someone else, grouping them in a way that would suit the roles in which you’re looking to hire. Whilst it may sound complicated at first, it will make much more sense once you get started.
- Will You Need Part-Time Or Full-Time Staff?
When you’re writing down the job descriptions for each of your positions, you also need to think about whether or not your staff is going to be part-time or full-time. As you have run your business with just one person up until now, you may find that the best option is to outsource to a couple of part-time employees. As time goes on, you will be able to increase the number of hours they will have to work.
For a guide to part-time and full-time staff, you can visit this site here.
- How Will You Advertise The Position?
Now that you know everything you need to know about the positions you’re filling, you need to think about how you’re going to advertise them. In most cases, the best route to take is to advertise them online.
If you’re not looking to go down the route of recruitment sites, you may find that advertising the positions on your social media site is more than enough. Not only will it be shared across the community, but it will also give you a chance to hire someone who is already familiar with your business. If they have been following you for a number of years, you may find that they require less training.
- What Will Your Recruitment Process Be?
Once your adverts are live you need to think about the rest of your recruitment process. As a small business, you may find that your process differs to the standard process, whether that means you don’t do face-to-face interviews or you offer your potential candidates a paid trial period. The most important thing is that you know you are choosing the right person for the job.
- What Benefits Will There Be To Your Team Members?
Once you have hired your new team members, you need to think about what benefits they’re going to get. This means not only thinking about the salary they’re going to get but the other benefits you are going to offer. Whether that means monthly bonuses based on performance or a team party every once in a while, rewards go a great way when you’re making your staff feel valued.
Are you thinking of hiring team members? What benefit could they bring to your business? Let me know in the comments section below.
