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Struggling To Hire? Read These Quotes

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29 Nov. 2019. Hiring a new member of your team will always take a lot of time as well as thought. The recruitment process can often be long and arduous and it may take you a long time to perfect it and streamline your applicants.

Using software like the crew app can go a long way to make it easier however it can still be a little overwhelming for newbies. If you are looking to hire a new crew and you don’t know where to start, read these quotes and give yourself a better perspective on what you need from the process.

“Great vision without great people is irrelevant.”– Jim Collins

“Human Resources isn’t a thing we do. It’s the thing that runs our business.”– Steve Wynn

“You need to have a collaborative hiring process.”– Steve Jobs

“Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for the love of it.”– Henry David Thoreau

“If you think hiring professionals is expensive, try hiring amateurs”– Anonymous

“You can’t teach employees to smile. They have to smile before you hire them.”– Arte Nathan

“Never hire someone who knows less than you do about what he’s hired to do.”– Malcolm Forbes

“When hiring key employees, there are only two qualities to look for: judgment and taste. Almost everything else can be bought by the yard.”– John W. Gardner

“Recently, I was asked if I was going to fire an employee who made a mistake that cost the company $600,000. No, I replied, I just spent $600,000 training him. Why would I want somebody to hire his experience?”– Thomas John Watson Sr.

“I am convinced that nothing we do is more important than hiring and developing people. At the end of the day you bet on people, not on strategies.”– Lawrence Bossidy

“You cannot push anyone up the ladder unless he is willing to climb.”– Andrew Carnegie

“Management is nothing more than motivating other people.”– Lee Iacocca

“The key for us, number one, has always been hiring very smart people.”– Bill Gates

“Time spent on hiring is time well spent.”– Robert Half

“It’s more than just selling pizzas. It’s being a good fit for the community. We hire based on the betterment of the community as much as anything.”– Mark Starr

“You can have the best strategy and the best building in the world, but if you don’t have the hearts and minds of the people who work with you, none of it comes to life.”– Renee West

“I hire people brighter than me and then I get out of their way”– Lee Iacocca

Hopefully, by reading these quotes, you will gain some insight into what to do when hiring for your company or brand. Take your time, think about the future, and ensure that the people you hire will always do their best to make it a success.

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