Entrepreneurs' Diary- Completion

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Small Business management

ENTR 442

Human Resource Management: Small Business Considerations

Yongseok Jang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship

Hiring Employees: Pros and Cons

Pros: Increasing the capacity

Cons: Increasing the demand on the owner

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The Next Key Decisions are..

What kind of work needs to be done

Who is the best person to do that work

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What kind of work needs to be done

How much work we want to cover.. : Part-time vs Full-time

Full-time: Pros

Take significant time away

Willing to take more responsibility

Full-time: Cons

Costly

Increasing the risk

“First go profit then hire”

Or set up a probationary period

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What kind of work needs to be done

How much work we want to cover.. : Part-time vs Full-time

Part-time: Pros

Allow de facto probationary period to test employee fit

Less costly

Part-time: Cons

Lack of commitment

Quality of service

What are the pros and cons of hiring a full-time versus a part-time employee.

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The Next Key Decisions are..

What kind of work needs to be done

Who is the best person to do that work

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Attracting Employees

Smaller firms outperform large ones in attracting high-quality talents: use less expensive media

Internet recruiting

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Attracting Employees

Employee referral

An underused, low-cost method for finding workers that rewards your employees for recommending potential candidates

Discuss the methods of employee leasing and employee referrals in recruiting. 

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Attracting Employees

University Career Center

Professional Groups

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Attracting Employees

Low No Cost Employees

Barter

Internships

Volunteers

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Attracting Employees

Employee leasing

Hybrid between outsourcing & having a paid staff

Leasing company: recruiting, training, compensation and gov. filings

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Attracting Employees

Employee leasing

You pay a fixed amount for the employee annual fee (2-7% of the annual payroll)

A few weeks-years

Discuss the methods of employee leasing and employee referrals in recruiting. 

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Matching the Worker to the Work

1. Define the work: Job description

Defines and discusses all the essential knowledge, skills, and abilities that are needed to fill a position.

Why they hire: growing!!

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Matching the Worker to the Work

1. Define the work: Job description

Defines and discusses all the essential knowledge, skills, and abilities that are needed to fill a position.

Task: meeting company goals

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Matching the Worker to the Work

1. Define the work: Job description

Defines and discusses all the essential knowledge, skills, and abilities that are needed to fill a position.

Task: Detailed

How the job is done

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Matching the Worker to the Work

1. Define the work: Job description

Defines and discusses all the essential knowledge, skills, and abilities that are needed to fill a position.

Qualifications needed

Why they hire: growing!!

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Writing a Job Description

Job analysis should include:

The reason the job exists

The mental or physical tasks involved

How the job will be done

The qualifications needed

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Evaluating Job Prospects

Create same specific questions you will ask of all candidates

Ask that person to demonstrate their skills

Consider involving one or two other interviewers

Never hire a moderately qualified just because you need someone now

2. Evaluate Job Prospects

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Typical Types of Behaviorally Based Interview Questions

Figure 19.3

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Review

What kind of work needs to be done

Who is the best person to do that work

Attracting Employees..entrepreneurial

Internet, referral, low cost(barter, internships, and volunteers)

Define the work: Job description

Evaluate Job Prospects- interviews

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