Timothy Holden of Pivotal Solutions posted a nice to-the-point piece on when exactly startups should start considering HR, particularly outsourced HR.
Holden notes that trained recruiters and interviewers are fantastic for helping out a startup early on. They are familiar with the tools and skills to search, find, and process potential employees.
Experienced outsourced HR professionals know how to develop an appropriate job description for the role they will be hiring for and have access to the resources to understand the accurate wage for positions. They know how to weed through throngs of resumes and conduct phone screens to find solid candidates to then move on for an interview and for consideration with a hiring manager.
It’s a sign when you’ve ran out of contacts for the positions of your co-founders and first few employees that it’s time to really start utilizing human resources. With an outsourced HR professional handling this part of the business, you have more time to deal with leading it to success doing what you do best as a founder.
