This is an ultimate guide to hiring the first 5 employees at your startup and making sure they're stars, from founders and investors who have done it. In partnership with IndeedforSMB
To suss out learnability, interviewers can ask indirect questions that point to curiosity, like if potential employees take a different route to work everyday. Kim Taylor is the founder and CEO of Cluster.At Cluster, Taylor previously told Business Insider, she looks for people who will be"comfortable with the fact that their role will be changing; they're going to be doing different things every day.
Nazar, for his part, is honest with potential employees about the realities of working at a startup. He often tries to"scare" people away by being frank about the challenges ahead.Be careful when hiring friends by a current employee than if you weren't. There's a good chance that your first few hires will come from within your network.
She learned that lesson the hard way. In the early days of BentoBox, she hired someone she knew socially."I probably didn't do the right diligence or ask the right questions in that process," she said, which became"problematic in the long run." They parted ways after a handful of months.and procedures is key to ensuring that all candidates are screened through the same filter.
You'll also want to ensure that your hiring process is legally sound. Gusto, which makes human-resources software for small businesses, has ato hiring your first employee . Rules vary by state, but every employer should get workers' compensation insurance.
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