Auntie Kate The Resale Expert

I picked up an issue of Inc. magazine at the dentist’s the other day, and against my better judgment, read their “Human Resources” article.

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(I know that this is the accepted terminology, but DANG I hate it. Humans are NOT resources.)

But this little snippet by blogger Suzanne Lucas, AKA The Evil HR Lady, entitled

4 Ways to Get Good at Hiring

really says some significant things that consignment, resale and thrift shopkeepers are always asking me about. So, let me paraphrase for you (you didn’t think that I was gonna rip the page out of that magazine, did you?):

1- ID your star employees. Use their characteristics as a guideline for new hires, since these star qualities are serving you well.

2- Hire people for their potential, not their resumes. It doesn’t matter as much as what they did in the past, as what they can grow into/ live up to in your bright new future together.

3- Don’t be cheap. Better to hire fewer people and pay them more. The cheapest employee who can do the job is the least-wise choice in the long range.

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4- Work out the job description before you try to hire… be specific about the talents and abilities you need to improve your shop.

Read Suzanne’s articles on inc.com.

Follow Suzanne Lucas on her blog, Evil HR Lady.

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