A Discussion on Hiring Best Practices
As business owners, we all have to deal with human resources and the many challenges that come with that, including making sure that our leaders are working effectively in our organization, that our employee experience is the best, and that we're doing everything we can to recruit and retain the best talent.
With that in mind, SevenStar HR CEO Jackie Gernaey recently joined Alan Schoenberger on his podcast, Chasing Nickels, to discuss the importance of hiring the right employees.
Alan: Let's talk about posting job descriptions - there are tons of job sites out there, Indeed is probably the 800lb gorilla in the room. Are there any best practices to post on those sites or elsewhere, and does that depend on the industry that that person is in?
Jackie: So interesting that you said job descriptions because a job description is not a job ad. A job description has everything about the job and all those things that we talked about already; a job ad is a marketing piece that should help you sell your company and that job to potential candidates. It's much shorter because 70% of people are filling out applications on their cell phones. There are some key things that you should have in your ad:
List all the good things about working at the company - your culture, maybe the type of clients that you have, or whatever can be looked at as really great because it is a marketing piece – you’re trying to sell.
I recommend that you put the salary range. There's a new law as of November pertaining to salary range for NYC, for New York State the Senate and House have already passed it and it’s on governor Hochul’s desk.
Alan: Your recommendation would be, even if it's not necessarily the law in someone's locality, that it’s a best practice to put a salary?
Jackie: It is. In fact, Indeed has decided it’s a best practice, and based on your ad, they will put a salary range in for you whether you like it or not, so keep control and set your own range.