Is it time to recruit some staff to enable you to grow your business

Is it time to recruit some staff to enable you to grow your business

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  c A business presentationfrom Pathway
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  Has your growthstagnated? Thinking about recruitment? Call a recruitment advisor on 0121 707 0550 Not enough hours in the day for your work? Doing work in your ‘days off’? Turning away work for fear of deliverability? ____________________________ Rushing work? Is the finished product quality? Giving clients the attention they need? Ignoring the needs of the business?
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  Is your workloadcomfortable? Thinking about recruitment? Call a recruitment advisor on 0121 707 0550 If your workload is comfortable, what you are offering is valuable. You might be seeking only the right amount of work for you You may be ignoring the power of networking and marketing You could be growing your business.
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  Outsourcing a lotof work? Thinking about recruitment? Call a recruitment advisor on 0121 707 0550 Outsourcing usually means losing profit margin! Outsourcing means there is work that someone could be hired to do Regularly outsourcing to one person means there is a job available. You could be growing your business.
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  Look at thefacts of employment
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  Employment effects onbusiness turnover Thinking about recruitment? Call a recruitment advisor on 0121 707 0550
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  Each recruit addsvalue Thinking about recruitment? Call a recruitment advisor on 0121 707 0550 The financial burden of employing/hiring is clear – the reward is not so clear The table on the last slide shows that, on average, recruiting your first employees increases the value of each employee (including the boss) by 73% Each Individual’s value to the business goes from £56.6K to £98.2K
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  Define your recruitmentneeds Why are you recruiting? To grow an area of the business? To address a weakness? To bring work in-house? To free up time to grow the business? Thinking about recruitment? Call a recruitment advisor on 0121 707 0550 What type of job is needed for the task? Part-time Full-time Job-share Outsource
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  Then analyse thecosts Consider the value and Return on Investment (ROI) that will result from the recruitment If a full-time employee loses value compared with part-time, reduce the hours and offer more as the workload increases Work out how long it will be before the investment breaks even and starts repaying Thinking about recruitment? Call a recruitment advisor on 0121 707 0550
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  Recruiting as asmall business can be difficult
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  Job seekers willjudge your business by its size You have a series of obstacles to overcome to convince candidates that your business is a favourable choice There are five things that will mean a bigger business will look more appealing than yours – and not all of them are fair. Thinking about recruitment? Call a recruitment advisor on 0121 707 0550
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  1. Opportunity Big businessesare seen to have lots of chance for career progression and a fairly linear path There will also be different departments they could have a taste of A small company cannot offer this level of opportunity Thinking about recruitment? Call a recruitment advisor on 0121 707 0550
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  2. A brand Peopleare more willing to work for a company with a well-known brand It will leave a better impression on their CV – and there are bragging rights too They are more willing to put up with longer hours, harder work and harsher work conditions to say they work for a well-known brand. Thinking about recruitment? Call a recruitment advisor on 0121 707 0550
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  3. A greaternetwork For the purpose of both a social life and a network of professionals, a bigger organisation is the natural choice You will be competing against companies that spend lavishly on Christmas parties and support hundreds of people etc Thinking about recruitment? Call a recruitment advisor on 0121 707 0550
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  4. Job security Thisone is somewhat of an illusion Job security is a big concern that job seekers will be searching for – and a bigger organisation will be perceived to have more stability We will return to this point at a later slide, as it is not entirely fair! Thinking about recruitment? Call a recruitment advisor on 0121 707 0550
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  5. A structuredinduction and recruitment Bigger organisations will have a smooth recruitment process These training and induction procedures will be missing from your business You being busywill also affect their induction – can you spare the time to properly see to their needs? Thinking about recruitment? Call a recruitment advisor on 0121 707 0550
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  But small businesseshave other great offerings for candidates. Target them with the following 9 points: Not looking great for your chances…
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  1. Access toleadership The core thing missing from big businesses is access to the core decision-makers. Even entry-level employees will have a real opportunity to discuss their hours, flexibility, work output and everything else Thinking about recruitment? Call a recruitment advisor on 0121 707 0550 There will be very little official structure to overcome before issues and improvements can be approved
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  2. Their opinionswill be heard Little’s worse than ignoring the thoughts of 100% of your workforce. Your first employees will have a monopoly on opinion, and will be hard to ignore Thinking about recruitment? Call a recruitment advisor on 0121 707 0550 Working alone means you often lack an informed second opinion – so this will be of value to you too
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  3. Their workwill be seen It can be too easy for staff in big businesses to fall into a routine, and for their work to only draw attention when it goes wrong In your business, most of their work will get direct attention and feedback – generally good for everyone Needless to say, small businesses tend to have a more efficient workforce! Thinking about recruitment? Call a recruitment advisor on 0121 707 0550
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  4. Their trainingwill be addressed Employee’s weak areas can be addressed early with training – which may get overlooked at a bigger organization In bigger organisations, lack of training will only become apparent when a mistake is made. The employee’s personal progress will be much quicker with you – assuming you make their development a priority Thinking about recruitment? Call a recruitment advisor on 0121 707 0550
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  5. Issues canbe brought up In a small business, whatever bothers an employee about work can be addressed quickly You should encourage them to come forward with these issues so they remain happy and productive Thinking about recruitment? Call a recruitment advisor on 0121 707 0550
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  6. More stand-outcontributions for a CV Staff at big businesses can claim to have been a part of big client projects, but will have to temper their responsibility In a small business, the growth of it, or success with a client can be attributed to just one person – and the effects on the CV will be significant Thinking about recruitment? Call a recruitment advisor on 0121 707 0550
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  7. More accessto decisions We have already covered the benefits of being close to the decision makers, but there is an element of being close to the decisions themselves In a small business, there are far fewer layers of approval that have to be tackled before an idea can progress Thinking about recruitment? Call a recruitment advisor on 0121 707 0550
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  8. Less meetings Bigbusinesses have hurdles of communication to overcome and opportunities for collaboration to encourage That means meetings Lots of meetings Joining a small business means your staff can do more with the same hours – they will achieve more personal and professional goals Thinking about recruitment? Call a recruitment advisor on 0121 707 0550
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  9. Job security Here’sthe kicker – a job with a brand is no more stable than a job with a small business Big businesses focus on the bottom line, and everything can go – including staff The decision makers are so far from the front-end staff that it becomes very difficult to defend your position during ‘cutbacks’. Staff in small businesses know each other too well – it becomes very difficult to let people go when there are other areas that can be cut. Thinking about recruitment? Call a recruitment advisor on 0121 707 0550
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  Interested in recruiting? Makeyour business appealing to candidates. Why not contact one of our recruitment advisors? 0121 707 0550 http://www.pathwaygroup.co.uk/ www.facebook.com/pathwaygroup www.twitter.com/pathwaygroup www.linkedin.com/company/pathwaygroup