Five creative ways to hire the best talent for your business.
Subscribe to my Video Updates
Request a Free Consultation
Today I want to discuss creative ways to land the toughest, finest talent. We all want them, but they’re a little more difficult to entice with an offer. I’m sharing five tips today that can help you nab the most challenging, talented people.
1. Ask great questions. Ask excellent questions early during the interview process. For example, what do they love about their current opportunities, and where do they want to be in three to five years? Then build their answers into your sales pitch and discuss how the role you want them for can help them get where they want to be even quicker.
2. Do something non-monetary. Find out what non-financial benefits you can provide that will make your offer stand out. Candidates don’t always just look at the salary. For example, for no extra cost, could you make the title of the position more enticing?
3. Work-life balance. Ensure your offer can provide your potential new hire with proper work-life balance, quality of life, and flexibility. These are things that are tempting to many people. Can your opportunity allow a flexible work schedule? Can you allow occasional work from home? Build these things into your sales pitch.
4. Make your offer better. Can you make your total package offer at least 20% better than your possible new hire’s current package? No lowballing, come in with the best offer right away, and maybe consider a six-month performance review in the offer letter. This allows them to feel that if they are doing wonderfully, they already know they have a chance to earn a raise.
5. Sign-up bonus. Get creative with your sign-up bonuses. When you can’t get there on the salary, what can you do creatively at sign-on? For example, offer a $30,000 sign-on bonus, but they only receive $10,000 on their first paycheck, then give them $10,000 more on their one- and two-year anniversaries. That’s $30,000 of guaranteed income right away.
If you have any further questions about hiring the best talent, feel free to reach out by phone or email. We would love to help you. We wish you a great holiday season and look forward to engaging with you more in the future.
Request a Free Consultation
Today I want to discuss creative ways to land the toughest, finest talent. We all want them, but they’re a little more difficult to entice with an offer. I’m sharing five tips today that can help you nab the most challenging, talented people.
1. Ask great questions. Ask excellent questions early during the interview process. For example, what do they love about their current opportunities, and where do they want to be in three to five years? Then build their answers into your sales pitch and discuss how the role you want them for can help them get where they want to be even quicker.
2. Do something non-monetary. Find out what non-financial benefits you can provide that will make your offer stand out. Candidates don’t always just look at the salary. For example, for no extra cost, could you make the title of the position more enticing?
3. Work-life balance. Ensure your offer can provide your potential new hire with proper work-life balance, quality of life, and flexibility. These are things that are tempting to many people. Can your opportunity allow a flexible work schedule? Can you allow occasional work from home? Build these things into your sales pitch.
4. Make your offer better. Can you make your total package offer at least 20% better than your possible new hire’s current package? No lowballing, come in with the best offer right away, and maybe consider a six-month performance review in the offer letter. This allows them to feel that if they are doing wonderfully, they already know they have a chance to earn a raise.
5. Sign-up bonus. Get creative with your sign-up bonuses. When you can’t get there on the salary, what can you do creatively at sign-on? For example, offer a $30,000 sign-on bonus, but they only receive $10,000 on their first paycheck, then give them $10,000 more on their one- and two-year anniversaries. That’s $30,000 of guaranteed income right away.
If you have any further questions about hiring the best talent, feel free to reach out by phone or email. We would love to help you. We wish you a great holiday season and look forward to engaging with you more in the future.
