Alternative ways to interview
There are other ways to interview that may prove more effective in finding the right people for the job and your company.
Recruiting & Hiring
Hiring the right employee requires defining job descriptions and duties, and learning where to search for qualified candidates, how to interview them, and more.
Attracting and retaining talent – 5 hardknock realities
If your business is serious about attracting and retaining talent, it must factor in these hard knock realities.
Creating an Effective Job Description
Creating a good job description before you begin the hiring process can help you choose the best candidate from a pool of applicants. Follow these tips.
Creating loyal relationships with first-time work-seekers
For a budding entrepreneur or first-time small business owner, one of the most significant milestones in your first business is hiring your first employee. Due to monetary and budget-related reasons, first-time employers often hire first-time workers. Here are some tips on how to create and maintain loyalty among your first-time employees.
Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator
Delivering high quality work-readiness programmes to address SME recruitment challenges.
Hiring foreign employees – a guide for South African employers
There are many different types of work permits in South Africa and it can be daunting for an employer to feel safe in hiring a foreign employee.
Hiring: Do You Know How to Pick Them?
Expanding business? Not sure how to hire new employees? This article offers tips on the hiring process, which may facilitate your employee recruitment efforts.
How fixed are fixed term contracts?
What are the rights of the employee and the employer in a short-term contract agreement?
How to select the right job candidates
When recruiting for your business, it's important you make the right hire.
HR for SMEs – do you really need it?
Many SMEs do not have an HR function, which is understandable in organisations with few employees. A full-time HR person would be costly and probably not fully utilised if the headcount does not warrant it. As Human Resources is ultimately a management responsibility, management should bear the full brunt of this in an SME. However, many managers are not well versed in the full HR functions, and HR mistakes due to a lack of understanding of the current HR environment can be costly and time-consuming. These HR functions are critical to any business, regardless of size.
Interns can benefit your company
Hiring young interns to work at your company has benefits for both parties.
Is your recruitment process your own worst enemy?
Organisations need to spend more time identifying the talent and developing it as opposed to going for the quick-fix.
It's Time to Hire Your First Employee
As if starting a new business weren’t scary enough, the next step is to grow it by hiring someone. This article outlines the steps you need to take when hiring your first employee, and the series of events that are sure to make the process less daunting. From getting your ducks in a row, to starting the process, to bracing yourself for change, hiring your first employee is a straightforward task that will change your life for the better.
Labour Guide
The South African Labour Guide is an online guide to labour law in South Africa. The guide provides information and resources on 24 hour notices; absenteeism; alcoholism in the workplace; bonuses; constructive dismissal; the Consumer Protection Act; employment contracts; derivative misconduct; desertion; dismissals; inconsistency relating to the disciplinary sanctions; insubordination; poor performance; probation; resignations; and much more.
Mind your manners when making your first hire
Are you ready to make your first hire?
Projected staff scheduling tool
This simple tool will help you manage and plan your human resources (i.e. schedule your staff). It will enable you to calculate the number of employees you will need over a certain period of time, or to start your new business. You can customize the hours covered in each shift (morning, afternoon and evening) and use a color code or an X to mark which employee covers each shift. You can use it on a weekly base and/or have monthly planning.
Recruitment resource
http://www.neuvoo.com
Sample Applicant Rejection Letter
One challenging part of the hiring process is informing an applicant that he or she will not be getting the job. Find attached a sample rejection letter.
Sample Employment Application Form
Hiring a new employee? Download our Sample Employment Application Form that helps you finding the right person for the job that you offer.
Sample Interview Script and Assessment Template
Need help conducting a job interview? You may benefit from our sample interview script and assessment template, which can be easily adapted for your needs.
Sample Job Description Form
Attached is a sample job description form. The three examples may serve as a starting point for creating a position description of your own.
Sample Offer Letter
Sending an offer letter may be the most exciting culminating moment of the hiring process. Here you can find a sample offer letter.
Successfully Bringing Entry-Level Staff into an SME
SMEs play a vital role in job creation and addressing the issue of unemployment in South Africa. It is not uncommon for a lot of these jobs to cater to entry-level staff. This article, therefore, explores how SMEs may successfully hire and bring on entry-level staff, which is a critical skill for business owners and a key tool through which unemployment can begin to be addressed.
The employment contract
Anyone who works for you must receive a document containing certain information regarding the conditions of their employment.
The secret all successful SMEs know
HR can make or break your business. However, small, micro, and medium enterprises (SMMEs) often wait for something to go wrong before they consult an HR specialist. Putting a few basic policies and procedures in place from the outset could save you both time and anxiety. This article looks at tips to help you handle all things HR-related in your business.
The trick to hiring interns
A look at the pros and cons of hiring interns
Tips for hiring your first staff members
Getting the best person for the job.
Tips for Successful Interviewing
When you're hiring employees for your business, you have to conduct interviews to identify the most qualified candidates. Read tips for successful interviewing.
Top reasons why a start-up should consider outsourcing
If you are the owner or manager of a start-up, you are likely well aware of how busy you can become over time. You have to keep a lot of balls in the air, such as ensuring that your marketing efforts are working and that your employees are happy. One of the issues that many small businesses and start-ups face is the issue of not having the capacity for call centres or customer services. But if you look into call centre outsourcing, this can easily be rectified. So, start-up business owners, keep reading for the top reasons why you should consider outsourcing.
Traditional and total cost packages 101
As a small business owner, negotiating remuneration packages with your employees is integral part of your role, but what is the best way to approach remuneration? This article answers some frequently asked questions about remuneration and remuneration packages such as "What is a traditional remuneration package?" and "What is a total cost package?" Find out which package is best for you and your employees here.
When you want to hire staff – the interview process
Be prepared when it comes to interviewing potential employees.
Why skills development courses are worth the trouble
Often, when business owners review their business's performance to find out how they can improve, they re-allocate budgets, change their marketing tactics, review their sales statistics, and consider the clients and customers they have. When it comes to their employees, they often address poor performance with additional recruitment or termination rather than training and skills development. This article highlights why it is better for your business to invest in skills development courses.
Why SMEs should promote from within
When a senior position opens up in your business, you may want to look at promoting from within before you try to hire someone from the outside.
Why you should hire inexperienced graduates
Employing a graduate can benefit your small business in many ways.