#AvoidingHiringMistakes - For Small Businesses

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Entrepreneurs know that the cost – both monetary and risk – of hiring the wrong person is much higher in a small business than in a big one. But how can you avoid making expensive hiring mistakes? In this #AvoidHiringMistakes podcast series, Raizcorp CEO Allon Raiz shares the lessons he has learned over 30 years of hiring new employees for startup to mid-sized businesses. He offers insights on common pitfalls, best practices and bringing out the best in those you employ.

Episodes

  1. 7/7 - Training As A Tool To Scale

    05/19/2021

    7/7 - Training As A Tool To Scale

    Now that you have your employee, how do you get them up to speed and effective as quickly as possible? During this seventh and final episode of our #AvoidingHiringMistakes podcast series, Allon shares how he and the team at Raizcorp deploy 90 days of intensive training to do exactly this. He also shares insights into how we can structure our training in a way that will yield similar results. Don’t miss this massively informative conversation. Raizcorp Podcast Page →

    31 min
  2. 6/7 - Metrics Of Employment

    05/05/2021

    6/7 - Metrics Of Employment

    Hiring does not have to be such a guessing game. As an entrepreneur, you can put metrics into place to help you make better decisions. In this #AvoidingHiringMistakes podcast episode, Allon Raiz talks through hiring and management metrics you can easily implement in your business to get better results from your hiring process. More Podcasts Here →

    23 min
  3. 5/7 - Deliberately Designing Your Recruitment Process

    04/21/2021

    5/7 - Deliberately Designing Your Recruitment Process

    Less experienced entrepreneurs who haven’t had the privilege of being burned by previous mistakes tend to make very common recruitment errors, says Raizcorp CEO Allon Raiz in this episode of our #AvoidingHiringMistakes podcast series. By deliberately designing a recruitment process, you are less likely to make some of these mistakes and more likely to be successful in hiring suitable staff while also reducing the likelihood of your new recruit leaving too soon. Allon talks us through how to think through the design of your recruitment process. Join The Community →

    25 min
  4. 4/7 - The Art & Science of Remuneration

    04/07/2021

    4/7 - The Art & Science of Remuneration

    In this episode of our Raizor’s Edge podcast series #AvoidingHiringMistakes, Allon Raiz discusses all the factors that resource-starved small businesses need to take into account when considering appropriate remuneration for their staff. Raizcorp Podcast Page →

    17 min
  5. 3/7 - The Under-Appreciated Power of Role Descriptions

    03/24/2021

    3/7 - The Under-Appreciated Power of Role Descriptions

    In this #AvoidingHiringMistakes podcast series, Raizcorp CEO Allon Raiz discusses the evolution of his relationship with the formal job description and why it is such an important tool for the scaling entrepreneur. To illustrate, he takes listeners through the process that Raizcorp uses when creating a new job description or revisiting an old one. His view is that descriptions must be as full and comprehensive as possible, and include qualifications, characteristics and skills. Creating this type of job description not only helps the entrepreneur to think through exactly what type of role is needed, it also informs the training of the employee. More Podcasts Here →

    19 min
  6. 2/7 - Avoid Knee-Jerk Hiring

    03/10/2021

    2/7 - Avoid Knee-Jerk Hiring

    As entrepreneurs, we shouldn’t allow our egos to dictate the number of people we employ. Hiring for the sake of hiring or because we have a problem right now can come with costs relating to profit, efficiency and unnecessary complexity – costs that most businesses simply can’t afford. In this episode, Allon Raiz urges entrepreneurs to take time to explore and consider multiple options before making the decision to create a new role. Allon explores those options with the listener. Join The Community →

    26 min
  7. 1/7 - Hiring In A Deliberate Way

    02/24/2021

    1/7 - Hiring In A Deliberate Way

    In the first episode of our #AvoidingHiringMistakes podcast series, Allon Raiz advises entrepreneurs to be very conscious and deliberate when hiring new people. Too many entrepreneurs make the decision to hire too lightly without considering the huge cost in terms of time, money and other pressures, not to mention the additional costs should the new employee turn out to be a big mistake. Raizcorp Podcast Page →

    9 min
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Entrepreneurs know that the cost – both monetary and risk – of hiring the wrong person is much higher in a small business than in a big one. But how can you avoid making expensive hiring mistakes? In this #AvoidHiringMistakes podcast series, Raizcorp CEO Allon Raiz shares the lessons he has learned over 30 years of hiring new employees for startup to mid-sized businesses. He offers insights on common pitfalls, best practices and bringing out the best in those you employ.

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