While the Golden State maintains one of the highest unemployment rates in the country - hovering above 12 percent throughout the recession - that figure is expected to come down as the national economy continues its long-haul recovery, encouraging entrepreneurs to incorporate in California.
As this trend progresses, startups will find the pool of job candidates to become less competitive, as the pendulum begins to shift back toward an employees' market.
While this outlook is still a ways off, it is important that entrepreneurs and startup companies are aware of it, as it may come to define the personnel structure of their company. Additionally, it is critical that employers never hire out of desperation.
"It's an awful thing for a small business to hire out of desperation because you frequently … end up hiring someone who may work well as a temporary fix, but all the time and investment you spend will have gone to waste once when they don't work out," writes Danny Wong for ReadWriteStart.
Accordingly, businesses should embrace creative and strict hiring and interviewing practices, such that candidates are vetted efficiently, with their strengths and weaknesses rightfully exposed. Of course, this is easier said than done, but with some creative interviewing procedures, the right candidates can be more easily discovered.
Tags : ca, sales & marketing, small business management
Posted: Apr 20th, 2011