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espite the difficult economic conditions, there are businesses that are growing from strength to strength all the time. With success comes expansion and with expansion comes recruitment. Recruitment is of paramount importance to SME’s, often there is not a huge amount of money to
play with and companies must remember to keep as lean as possible to keep costs to a minimum and get their appointments spot on.
All jobs require different skills but across the board there are key qualities that SME’s should look out for when taking on staff. Small businesses should always look for people who are
flexible. Flexible employees can take on more jobs for themselves and save the company £17k to pay an assistant to do it instead. Loyalty is also hugely important, you should look for people who are ambitious but want to move up the ladder and grow the business alongside you. Always ask people about their career objectives and find out what they want to be doing 5 years down the line, then think about how close those objectives are to your own.
One of the advantages of the economic climate is that there is a huge pool of talent out there. With a lack of graduate jobs there are some talented degree holders out of work whilst equally with the rise in tuition fees there is a huge pool of talented young people without a degree. Companies should react to this and be more flexible about their recruitment as a result. Many have a rigid graduate
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scheme that has been in place for years, but perhaps now they should be looking to be more adaptable in the way they recruit so as not to miss out on the best.
Obviously there are some jobs where a degree is essential, but I’m a firm believer that where possible you should look to hire based on personality, which is what my company Raw Talent Academy are all about. We look to hire based on desire, attributes, commitment and background. Companies should also think about people who have a bit of life experience too, regardless of their qualifications. The government is and this can be a great way of tapping into the sorts of people with raw talent and polishing them. Obviously companies need to make sure they have the right infrastructure in place to offer employees but if they can, there are financial incentives from the government too.
Uncovering these sorts of people also requires flexibility in your approach to recruitment. At Raw Talent Academy we put people through a number of tasks in an audition for a job and auditioning is something that more companies can consider over interviews as it is a
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