Determining When It Really Is the “Right Time to Hire”
Posted July 19th, 2010
As the economy shows signs of improving, you may start thinking of bringing on additional regular employees.
Here are some tips to help you decide if it is indeed the “the right time to hire.”
People are getting “testy.” Overwork will do that to a team. Once calm and composed people can turn sullen and morose, even curt. If you start hearing that employees are increasingly becoming short — and even rude — to customers, or that they’re starting to miss deadlines, calling in sick more and more, etc. it may be time to add another employee or two to help lighten the load.
News of expansion or more clients normally is happy news. But if you and your team hear of new sales that will bring increased revenue as well as extra demands and you and your team members express concern about meeting the increase in workload, it may be time to bring more employees on board.
You notice that even your best employees are missing deadlines and/or not performing at the normal high level. Work loads may have become so burdensome that deadlines that were expected even just a few months ago have become impossible to meet.
Is just about everyone staying late on a regular basis? It may be time to bring in more hands.
Are managers doing the work of their staff members — work they normally wouldn’t do — in addition to performing their own job functions?
It may not be necessary to hire full-time, regular employees onto your payroll. Bayside Solutions can provide San Francisco-area companies with skilled employees on a temporary, temp-to-hire or even direct-hire basis when business picks up. This will help you ascertain whether you need these employees temporarily or if it truly is time to bring new workers onto your payroll. Contact us today.
