Entrepreneurs' Diary- Completion
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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