A family business has so many challenges. One of these challenges is the process of hiring employees for the company. Usually, the hiring process in any entity is not an easy one. It becomes even more challenging when engaging in a family business. This is why there are blind spots when dealing with family and friends in a business setting.
Since it is a family business, one can hire friends and family without a critical look at their competencies, and this is bringing many family businesses down. When one hires based on kinship, the issue of competency becomes overshadowed.
Sometimes, the hiring process involving family and friends may be objective. In the process, one gets the job. This does not mean that things will flow easily. Challenges touching on performance and seriousness may sprout because the requiting process might not have been given serious thought.
Here are reasons why one should invest in a recruitment agency while getting new employees into the business.
1. Recruiters know the best qualities to look for in the role at hand
Most of the time, owning a company does not translate to having insights into excellent hiring skills. Business owners focus so much on profits, sometimes forgetting the details of what leads to the anticipated high profits. One of them being a competent workforce. With non-family involved in the process, only the best employees will be brought in.
2. The No from an agency will not destroy a personal relationship
When a vacancy comes up in a family business, there is always someone within the family or friends circle who would gladly take up the position. When such a close person comes to ask for the job, it is usually complicated to say no. When one uses non-family in the process, the burden of saying no usually shifts. At the same time, the friend or family who has been told will take it objectively. Your personal relationship with the kin who has been rejected by the agency for the job in your company, may not be ruined in the process.
3. The business becomes a separate and respected entity
A recruitment agency will always stick to the standards required for the specific role. This process means that anyone who needs to enter the business must have the necessary knowledge and skills. Using a non-family entity alone will set a standard for how the company will be perceived.
When a business carries its core functions with a high standard, the result is a serious perception towards its continuity.
Most of the time, an employee who is family or friend may not take the job seriously, leading to many inconveniences. Maintaining seriousness and objectivity in a position that one has not hustled enough for may be difficult. Plus, there is always the thought that “the boss is my friend/family.”
To avoid all these issues, the best way to recruit and hire would involve non-family officials. If kin gets to pass through the process, they will respect the work knowing that it has everything to do with their hard work.
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