5 Tips for Hiring

Your First

Employee

Make the Leap to Hire

with Confidence

5 Tips on Hiring

Your First

Employee

Get it Right the

First Time

Figure Out What

You Need

As a small business owner, you

probably have a lot going on. But

you can’t just hire a jack-of-all-

trades.

So, pin down at least two or three

tasks and write a detailed job

description.

#1

Actively Recruit, Don’t Settle.

Posting on a national job website

may not bring in the desired results.

Instead, look for great candidates.

Turn to careers sites like LinkedIn

and CareerBuilder and sort through

a few résumés.

Ask other small business owners

and reach out for referrals.

#2

Use Pre-Employment

Screening

Cover your bases and don’t leave

things to chance. Pre-employment

screening is not as expensive as

you may think.

A background check can cost less

than $25 and provides you with

peace of mind.

SurePayroll offers pre-employment

screening for:

•Background checks

•Drug screening

•Motor Vehicle Reports

•Behavioral assessments & more

#3

Don’t Forget the

Legal Steps

There’s a lot more to just getting a

desk, chair and computer ready for

a new employee.

Get to know the paperwork, like

forms to file and employer rules.

A few items to know:

•Get an employment identification

number (EIN) from the IRS.

•Have every employee complete an

I-9 for employment verification and

a W-4 for payroll tax withholding.

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Administration

#4

Prepare a Few Policies

There’s no need to overboard

when starting off, but at least

determine items like vacation days,

sick time and a schedule.

At the beginning stage you won’t need an IT policy and 50 pages of

rules, but give basics.

#5

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