Small Biz Flash

11-21-23 - Don’t Destroy Your Chances of Hiring the Right Candidate

Adam Hewitt

FEATURE

To get the right candidates, you need to alight the job description with the actual need for the position.

Also, avoid giving your candidates a poor experience in the overall process from interviewing to onboarding.

Finally, don’t hire reactively, i.e., for short-term needs.  Think about your long-term needs instead.

Today’s conversation is based on the blog post, “8 Things That Can Cause You To Hire The Wrong Person.”
https://humansdoing.net/8-things-that-can-cause-you-to-hire-the-wrong-person/

Today’s guest is Josh McAfee, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Humans Doing:
Josh’s email:  joshmc@humansdoing.net
Josh’s LinkedIn page:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshmc/
Josh’s book, Measure Uphttps://www.amazon.com/Measure-Up-Mastering-Career-Search/dp/1631953036
Humans Doing web page:  https://humansdoing.net/

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NEWS ROUNDUP

1 - The ongoing credit crunch impacting small businesses has owners looking beyond traditional loans to finance their capital needs.
https://digitalasset.intuit.com/render/content/dam/intuit/sbseg/en_us/Blog/Downloadable-assset/Ebook/intuit-quickbooks-small-business-index-annual-report-2023.pdf?cid=dig_TOF_QBB_blog_US_EN_SMBIndex_AR_hub_PDF

2 - Three-quarters of small businesses are utilizing AI tools for an expansive range of business functions, according to findings of a Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council survey.
https://sbecouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SBE-Small-Business-AI-Survey-Oct-2023-FINAL.pdf

3 - Scammers are stealing the passwords of small businesses’ social media accounts, according to a new lawsuit filed by Google.
https://seekingalpha.com/news/4035436-google-sues-to-block-false-bard-ai-ads-targeting-small-businesses

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This podcast is sponsored by SBS Accounting & Advisors.  Use the promo code FLASH and get 20% off your set up fee!  https://sbsaccountants.com/.

👀 Watch on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmFHZqDGRbOHXjhpicWuqhg.

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