One of the hardest parts of scaling a business is knowing when you need to hire or affording the right hire at the right time.
Usually, when we decide we need to hire, we’re already burdened with too much.
Here is the process for hiring at Rugby Bricks when we can’t afford a new full-time hire but need quality talent to start immediately.
1. Look at what tasks you are doing that are low-value tasks that you could hire someone else to do (sheet here).
2. Write an explicit JD with those tasks and a specific question about how they should apply. Here is an example of one we’ve just used at Rugby Bricks.
3. Now post the role on Student Job Search (or the equivalent of your local site from whichever country you are in) for however many hours your business can afford – SJS is better than other job sites as most people are looking for full-time work whereas students are much more flexible with hour.
4. Send an email to pre-screen candidates before you interview them. Here is an example of what we’ve used:
This process weeds out poor candidates and gives you access to top-quality people at a price point the business can afford. If looking for small business staffing, this method of affordable, entry-level hires is great to complete your essential tasks.
As the business scales, you can pay them according to the value they produce, but this is a great way to start when you are low on cash.
Notes: This isn’t foolproof, but this formula has allowed us to find great talent at malleable hours as we scale the company’s needs.
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Make sure to check out our Co-founder on LinkedIn too: Kale Panoho
