Category Archives: Human Resources

Employee or a Self-Employed Contractor?

You know that person that comes in to help you a few hours a week?  That person that’s “not really an employee” but someone you’ve hired as “a contractor”?  Well… think again.  The IRS may not agree with you.  That person may, in fact, be an employee. What’s the big difference? Well… for starters… how...

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Hiring Employees: The Interview

This week, we are discussing the process of hiring employees.  Today, we are going to tackle the interview.  Now, that you’ve narrowed down you choices and have invited your favorite candidates to meet you, what are you going to discuss?  How are you going to interview them? For me, job hiring and job seeking is...

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Hiring Employees: Cover Letter & Resume Review

This week we are talking about hiring.  On Monday, we laid the foundation to finding good people to work for you.  Yesterday, we wrote the ad for your job.  And, now the resumes have started to pour in.  It’s time to meet some of these people! I have a process by which I review resumes. ...

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Hiring Employees: The "Wanted" Ad

So, you’ve decided to hire an employee… Congratulations!  Now onto the recruitment process: How do you find that lucky person that is going to join your team?  You’ll have to create a Job Ad.  Now, keep in mind that you may not necessarily need to advertise if you can find that person through word of...

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Hiring Your First Employee

Over the years, I’ve spoken with a number of small businesses in the wedding industry who are scared of hiring that first person to help them with their business.  Aside from the financial investment it takes to hire an employee, it also takes an investment of your time and energy.  I can proudly say that...

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