The challenges of hiring for a small business
By: Claire, redwigwam
As a small business owner, hiring new staff can be a daunting task. You probably have limited resources, a smaller pool of qualified candidates, and, almost certainly, a tight budget to work with.
In the competitive world of coffee shops, finding the right team members is essential to success. In this blog post, we’ll discuss the unique challenges small coffee shop owners face when hiring, and how redwigwam's recruitment software can help overcome these challenges.
Limited resources
Small business owners often wear many hats, and the hiring process can be time-consuming and expensive.
Posting job listings on multiple platforms and reviewing CV’s can take up valuable time (and money) which could be spent on other important business tasks. Often the candidates have applied for multiple jobs and don’t remember which role is which, and then don’t bother turning up for an interview or respond to emails.
As a small business, you probably don’t have a dedicated HR team or recruitment specialist to handle the hiring process, meaning the burden of dealing with recruitment falls to you.
Smaller pool of qualified candidates
Staff shortages remain a key challenge for UK coffee shops. The issue has been exacerbated by Brexit in the UK, leaving a much smaller worker pool to choose from.
Coupled with this, the hospitality industry in general has one of the highest staff turnover rates of any sector in the UK – often due to unsociable working hours, low pay, and fewer benefits/career prospects.
As a small business owner, you also have the added challenge of competing against the larger chains and their larger recruitment budgets.
This makes it challenging to find the right person for the job.
redwigwam's solution
redwigwam's recruitment software solution can help small business owners overcome these challenges.
By automating the recruitment process, our software frees up valuable time and resources which can be used for other important business tasks.
Post a job advert for free and it will automatically be shared with our large, nationwide database of workers, plus advertised on multiple job boards and social media platforms. You’ll reach a wider audience and increase the chances of finding qualified candidates.
As candidates apply for your roles, you’ll be able to input bespoke screening questions and even ask them to record a short introductory video, quickly rejecting those who are unsuitable for the role, saving even more time and resources.
Workers who are suitable can then be added to your preferred worker pool and you can contact them individually via the platform to arrange interviews or book them on to shifts.
All workers are vetted for their right to work in the UK, so you can rest assured you’ll only be dealing with suitable candidates.
When you’ve found the right people, you can either take them off our books and onto your own payroll, or we can pay them on your behalf.
Other small business owners have found value in using our payroll service through the trial period and tend to move workers onto their own books once they are sure the fit is completely right.
Our recruitment software solution is cost-effective for small businesses. Not only is it free to post a job advert, but you’ll also reduce the time and resources needed to hire new staff.
redwigwam’s software will help to lower your cost per acquisition and save you money.
Conclusion
Hiring new staff is a challenge for any business, but it can be particularly difficult for small businesses Limited resources and a smaller pool of qualified candidates can make the process time-consuming and expensive.
With redwigwam's recruitment software solution, small business owners can overcome these challenges.
By automating the recruitment process, analysing resumes and applications with AI technology, and lowering the cost per acquisition, redwigwam's software can help small businesses find the right candidates for the job.
