The talent that you hire for your business is influential to the company’s success not only in the short term but in the long run. If you’re making the right decisions now with every hire you’re making, chances are you’ll have good retention rates and year-on-year success so long as you’re looking after them properly.

Whether you’re starting to hire for your startup or you want to improve the hiring quality that’s coming into your company, here are some top tips for hiring the best talent for your business.

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Define the job title and role in detail

Make sure that when it comes to hiring for a role, you’re being detailed in the job title and the job description. It’s important that you’re advertising a role that has been outlined completely and isn’t going to be looser when the candidate accepts the job.

Be honest with the role and try to be as detailed as possible. Of course, you can expand on the job in more detail during the interview stages but by not being detailed in the first place, you risk attracting underqualified individuals.

That results in more resumes coming in, which puts the person who has to read all those resumes in a more dire situation. They’ll be spending hours of their time that will essentially be wasted.

Get help for specialist or niche roles

If you’re looking to hire devs for startup or you’re looking to hire more niche and specialist roles, then it’s worth seeking outside help. There are lots of agencies and companies who will be more than willing to help you find the right candidates for the job.

You may struggle with some positions to find the right sites and job boards to advertise on. It may therefore be useful to speak to some recruitment agencies to widen the net and attract more of the right people you’re after,

Take time to review resumes

Make sure to take time to review the resumes that come in, rather than simply sifting through them. This means you may miss some real golden nuggets in the pile of applicants that have come through.

Even if you have over two hundred applicants, it’s useful to review these resumes in detail so that you’re picking the best candidates for the interview stages.

Prepare the interview process

Talking of the interview process, make sure you’re well prepared for it. Whoever it is that is conducting the interviews, make sure they have the structure of these interviews laid out from start to finish. Some roles may need more practical tests to check their skill sets and others may require more detailed interviewing.

Don’t pick the best from a bad bunch

Finally, when it comes to hiring, try to avoid picking the best from a bad bunch. If you find that you don’t actually have anyone suitable enough for the role, start the process over. You may want to wait and hold out for more talent to come onto the market.

These tips are all useful for making sure you hire the best talent this year for your business.

About the Author: Garlak Theodorakis

My name is Garlak Theodorakis, I am graphic designer with almost 10 year experience in the field. Founded Tooft.com in january 2010 with idea to share my knowledge with the world.