Preparing to Hire Your First Employee

A practical 10-page PDF handbook for small-business owners making a first hire. It covers role definition, capacity needs, job-related interview planning, candidate evaluation, onboarding preparation, and questions for advisers.

Who it is for

Small-business owners making a first hire.

What is inside

- Four principles that shape every good first hire

- Check that the work supports a hire

- Step by step, part one: define the role and post it

- Step by step, part two: plan the interview and score it

- Best practices and practical tips

- Worked example: Marta's landscaping business (fictional)

- Common mistakes and how to fix them

- Worksheets

- Onboarding preparation and questions for your advisers

Includes: Role-definition and interview worksheets; a worked example labeled as fictional; a troubleshooting section; and a closing action plan.

How to use it

Read it through once, then print the worksheet and checklist pages you need and write on them by hand. You can also annotate the PDF with any app that supports PDF markup.

File details

PDF, 10 pages, A4 (prints on US Letter with 'fit to page'), about 0.4 MB. Static PDF: it is printable but does not contain fillable form fields. Opens in any standard PDF reader.

License

Personal use only. You may download, print and use this resource for yourself and your household. You may not resell, redistribute, share the file, or use it commercially.

Please note

General educational information only. It is not legal, financial, medical, tax or other professional advice; consult a qualified professional about your own situation.