JOB ALERT: Michael Streppa’s Employment Tips

When it comes to hiring your business’s first team of employees, it’s important not to compromise your goals. Michael Streppa suggests following guidelines that help you find the best people for your business. 

You’ve just started your first business. You have all the right pieces in place. Except for one: your employee team. So, as any entrepreneur would do, you start interviews.

Now, at this point, you’re eager to begin your business’s work. The only thing standing in your way is not having the right people on board yet. So, as a result, you may feel the need to rush your employee-choosing process. Michael Streppa, alongside other business experts, supports an article on msn.com that says “Don’t.”

Firstly, look for desired skills in your interviewees. It pays to hire those who have done exactly what you’re looking to do. Although it’s nice to consider someone with simply the right skills, it’s important to look for specific experience. Not doing so could cost you time, capital, and save you a lot of stress.

Secondly, and similarly, look for actual accomplishments rather than years of experience. Simply because someone has a great deal of experience does not mean they have the specific qualifications you’re looking for. Seek out those who have done precisely what your company needs.

Thirdly, seek out those who love competitive environments. Michael Steppa notes that you want a team of competitive employees. Your start-up company cannot stand to have anything less than that. When interviewing, ask your potential employees what drives them and what gets them competitive. If nothing, then they’re not matches.

Fourth, find out how persistent your interviewers are in the workplace. In a lot of ways, persistence trumps a history of winning. You need your employees to excel at whatever you put in front of them. An excellently honed skill set does no good when it can’t address a new sort of problem. Hire people who want will persistently pursue success, whatever the problem.

Lastly, ensure that the employees you hire are working as well as you want them to. Don’t shy away from opportunities to express dissatisfaction. If problems continue, you know what to do—it’s your business. Make certain that your company is running at its full potential.

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Michael Streppa, with his doctorate in clinical psychology and degrees in economics, offers sound business advice. His experience in a wide variety of settings qualifies him as a respected and knowledgeable business advisor.