Once you have made the decision to hire someone, the next step is to determine what qualifications that person should have to perform the tasks you assign to them. The following are the steps you should take to find potential employees:

• Setting job requirements. Defining what you need from an employee for your business, whether it’s your first employee or your tenth.
• Employee qualifications. Determining what experience, education and abilities you need in an employee to meet the job requirements you set.
• Industry and geographic issues. A discussion of issues that may affect finding an employee depending on your industry and your geographical area.
• Staffing options. Making a choice between full-time and part-time employees, independent contractors, leased employees and temporary employees.
• Hiring family members and minors. How members of your family, including your children can fill your employee needs.
• Creating a competitive compensation and benefits package. What you need to offer in the way of pay and benefits to attract potential employees.
• Publicizing the opening. Choosing the best means to let prospective employees know that you have a position available.
• Avoiding discrimination in job ads. An explanation of the federal and state antidiscrimination laws that place certain restrictions on how you define and use job qualifications when you are recruiting employees.

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