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#FirstinHR: Small Business, Big Data

#FirstinHR: Small Business, Big Data

08 April 2015

Even the smallest of small business should have heard of big data by now. Big data allows businesses of any size to run analytics and crunch an incredible amount of numbers related to all aspects of a business, revealing new insights about your business that could help steer it into clearer waters. While the math…

#FirstinHR: HR Plans for Startups

#FirstinHR: HR Plans for Startups

14 July 2015

When thinking about the HR needs of your startup, you may get caught up in the spectacle of being a part of a new and exciting business. You’ve been funded, have a large HR budget because of this, and want to hire the most talented people to help you create your product or expand your…

#FirstInHR: How to Screen Candidates Based Off Their Recommendation Letter

#FirstInHR: How to Screen Candidates Based Off Their Recommendation Letter

04 August 2015

You’ve probably heard stories of people asking their former employers for letters of recommendation when they’re laid off. They want someone to put in a good word for them to increase their chances of landing on their feet. But now that you’re on the other side, you’re not sure what to do with these letters.…

#FirstInHR: How to Recruit and Hire Like a Pro

#FirstInHR: How to Recruit and Hire Like a Pro

07 January 2015

You’re new to hiring. Because, well, you’re not a hiring professional really. The small business owner you work for spends 35-45% of business hours handling employee-related paperwork , recruitment, hiring, and onboarding… in other words, they double as an HR professional. Regardless if they are trained in HR or not, the business still has to…

#FirstInHR: How to Build a Strong Talent Pipeline

#FirstInHR: How to Build a Strong Talent Pipeline

31 August 2015

Like many business leaders, you want to cut down the time you spend on hiring, and find good candidates for every hiring cycle. In order to do so, you need a strong talent pipeline. So how do you build one? It’s an involved process that requires examining hiring from a number of perspectives, understanding the…

#FirstInHR: How to Attract Candidates to Your Small Business

#FirstInHR: How to Attract Candidates to Your Small Business

02 December 2014

Your small business is growing, and there aren’t enough hours in the day to get everything done yourself. Hard as it is, you learn to loosen the reins and add an extra set of hands and a mind or two. These new employees bring fresh ideas to the table. The only problem, you haven’t hired…

#FirstInHR? Determine Your Hiring Timeline in 1, 2, 3!

#FirstInHR? Determine Your Hiring Timeline in 1, 2, 3!

26 August 2014

When you first start hiring for your small business, chances are you’re not going to have a solidified process in place. Larger businesses have the luxury of talent acquisition pros and other hiring professionals as a resource, but if the hiring duties are solely left up to you and your small team, it can seem…

#FirstInHR: Creating a Buyer Persona and Selling Your Job Ad

#FirstInHR: Creating a Buyer Persona and Selling Your Job Ad

05 March 2015

In your efforts to find the right people for your small business, it can be easy to overreach. You want to fill as many roles in as few jobs as possible, and that can mean some employees will have to double up. Some programmers may have to work social media. Some writers will have to…

#FirstInHR: Building a Succession Plan for Your Small Business

#FirstInHR: Building a Succession Plan for Your Small Business

02 June 2015

When you work for a small business, you have more than a financial interest in seeing your business succeed. With all the goals your company has in mind, it’s easy to forget about what should happen to your business when the boss isn’t around. Whether they decide to leave for greener pastures (like starting another…

#FirstInHR : 5 Ways to Build a Better Team When it’s Just You

#FirstInHR : 5 Ways to Build a Better Team When it’s Just You

07 October 2014

You know your team better than anyone; after all, you personally recruited and hired every single one of them. The process is time consuming and mentally taxing which is why corporations have hiring managers who are dedicated to onboarding the chosen candidates. The formula for a great team is the 60/30/10 Rule . That is…


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