KickStart: Do NOT fall prey to ‘DESPERATION HIRING’! Instead, convert recruiting and hiring new workers into a routine ONGOING PROCESS. Implement staffing best practices.
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Introduction – Strategy Not Panic
Tired of the endless cycle of hiring and firing? Desperation hiring can be a costly mistake that can harm your business and your bottom line. Instead of rushing to fill a position, take a more strategic approach. By implementing staffing best practices, you can transform your recruiting and hiring process into a smooth, ongoing operation. Bonus win: less headaches for you!
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The Courtship of Recruiting
I’m going out on a limb here! I’m guessing you did NOT propose marriage to your spouse on your first date!😲 (Nor would you have accepted if you had so crazily proposed!)
Instead, a prudent individual engages in a calm, unhurried ‘courtship’. This approach lets them gradually get to know a prospective mate well BEFORE they pop the question! (And BEFORE they accept a marriage proposal too!)
And yet what happens when you’re desperate for ANY ‘Worker With a Warm Body’? (WWWB) First, you rush through a hurried 20 minute ‘interview’. (Where you do most of the talking!)🙄 Then you expansively say to your applicant…
“You know, I like you! Let’s you ‘n me git married!”💖 (As in offering full time employment… on the first date!) And your ‘Disastrous Separation Hire’ starts! Doubt me?
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CRAZY, right? And yet I see my clients and students repeating this ‘Desperation Hiring’ scenario again and again because… well, they’re DESPERATE!😥 Ignoring staffing best practices comes at a high cost. So please…
Remember the inevitable and oh-so-very-sad consequences of Desperation Hiring!
The Real Dangers of Desperation Hiring
Just look at the dangers of ignoring staffing best practices. Here are just a few of the consequences when following a hurried, slapdash hiring approach…
1. Lost profits. It’s very time consuming and expensive on-boarding a new employee. (Especially for a small Home Services business without a dedicated HR department.) Hire a marginal individual and you’ll be repeating the onboarding/training process… way too soon! The result? Less well-deserved profits for you 💲💲💲 and YOUR FAMILY!
2. Drama. I enjoy a good drama… on Netflix! In a small service business? Not so much! ‘High-drama’ employees with constant issues (read here: “endless excuses”) quickly become exhausting for everyone. These ‘revolving door’ loser employees will be a huge drag on your business profits!
3. Low morale. Yep, ‘bad apples’ really do spoil ‘good apples’. Almost inevitably my Desperation Hires had a nasty, negative attitude right from the git-go that was disruptive and disheartening for my entire team. Even worse, they would often ‘corrupt’ my younger, more impressionable techs. GRRRRR!
4. ‘Managerial dilution’. As a Home Service business owner or manager you’ve already got a full plate of urgent and important priorities. But add in the issues a Desperation Hire brings and your life will become an endless parade of ‘Clean up on Aisle 3’ calls. (I’m emotionally drained just writing about it!) And maybe most importantly…
5. What do you owe your trusting clients? As a Home Service professional your clients are trusting you (and your workers) in the ‘inner sanctum’ of their home. Sending a marginal (or worse) employee into a customer’s home opens you up to serious financial, legal and ethical issues! (Don’t forget that damage control is virtually impossible in this age of social networks and online review sites!)
Develop a Comprehensive Staffing Plan
TRUE CONFESSIONS (GULP!) TIME: Yes, in my Home Services career I was guilty of hurriedly hiring employees who deep down in my heart I knew were not of the highest moral character!😰 I deeply regret not following staffing best practices. True… my trusting clients and I skated through with no major incidents. (That I know of!) But don’t be me! Seriously, people…
Life is too short (and the negative potential consequences too great) to fall into a hastily arranged ‘business marriage of convenience’ with a marginal individual! Instead, you MUST convert your sporadic recruiting/hiring efforts into a routine, non-desperate ONGOING STAFFING PROCESS! You must create longterm staffing partnerships if you want a Critical Mass Business. Let’s work on this going forward…
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Summary – Best Practices in Staffing = Solid Team!
Remember, hiring is an investment. When you implement best practices for recruiting and avoiding the pitfalls of desperation hiring, you can build a strong, reliable team that will contribute to your business’s long-term success. So, take your time, be patient, and make wise hires. Your future self will thank you!