6 ways small businesses can reduce risk when it comes to hiring new employees (3272 hits)
Protect your business by doing your due diligence.
By Catherine Conlan, Monster Contributing Writer
Hiring always carries some risk, but a bad hire at a small business can be devastating. Here are six ways small businesses can reduce risk when hiring new employees. Use referrals
Your current employees can serve as a screen to bring in candidates they think might be a good fit, says Bob Leahy, the executive in residence at Bentley University’s career services. “A paid employee referral program dramatically reduces new hire risk,” he says. “Existing employees are only going to refer someone they believe will be successful. The employee is not going to risk their reputation at work.” Interview rigorously
It can be easy to have just the owner or CEO interview candidates at a small business, but that can be a mistake. “Having a number of disparate employees interview the candidate can go a long way to reduce the bad hire risk,” Leahy says. He recommends three or four employees from outside the hiring department should be involved as well to provide a 360-degree view of the candidate.
