A good interview should help you collect useful information about a candidate's skills, experience, behaviour, judgement and suitability for the role.
The objective isn't to find the person who gives the best interview.
It's to find the person most likely to perform well in the actual job.
A good job description doesn't just help candidates decide whether they want the job.
It helps you decide what kind of person you actually need.
For a first-time employer, writing the job description is therefore an important part of designing the job itself.
Hiring your first employee is one of the biggest milestones in a small business.
It means the business has reached a point where you can no longer—or no longer want to—do everything yourself.
That's exciting.
But it...
Being good at your job does not automatically make you good at managing people.
Management is a skill of its own.
The good news is that it can be learned.
You don't need to become a corporate executive or memorise hundreds of management theories. You need to understand some basic principles of leadership, communication, delegation, feedback and accountability.
This article will introduce the fundamentals of managing people for the first time