As a business owner, it’s going to be your job to hire employees every now and then when you need them. There is nothing that you can do to avoid this, but you want to try and get it right the first time. If you don’t, then you go through all the training and advertising only to work out this person isn’t for your company and then you’ve got to repeat the process all day.
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Their Background
The first thing that we are going to think about is the background. We know that sometimes people send you to see what people will say, and to this, we say thank you very much but I’m not spying for your competition. You need to be careful because people are often loyal to a certain company no matter what is asked of them. It’s impossible to know for sure if someone is spying for the competition, so you’re just going to have to trust your gut.
Of course, running a background check is still going to be paramount. You need to know everything that there is to know about them in this capacity, and a background check is the quickest way to do this.
Their Health
You always want to check their health depending on what kind of job you are advertising. You don’t want to be responsible for someone having an underlying health condition and then working for your company and making it worse. It’s dangerous if you don’t have the pre-employment medical because you need to know if there is any reason that you shouldn’t hire someone and be reassigned. If you have a business that requires them to do a lot of running or something like this, they need to be in good physical condition. If there is a problem, you need to know about it.
Their Work History
Finally, you need to look at their work history to see what they have been doing in the last few years. You want to know what position they held, if they were good at it, who liked them, who didn’t, did they pass or fail, etc. All of this is necessary information because it will help them make an informed decision as to whether or not someone can be trusted with your business.
You can only ever afford to hire people who are going to turn up, be dedicated and give the business 100%. My first boss said that someone was lazy, didn’t want to take things out of the oven, and was on her phone all the time throughout lunch. But this is what you need to know. Speak to the bosses, find out what is going on and why she’s so shy,
We hope that you have found this article helpful, and now see and understand three of the things that you should check before you hire an employee. You always need to be sure that the person you are hiring is who they say they are, and doing these things will give you the necessary peace of mind. We wish you the very best of luck.
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