{"id":6032,"date":"2018-08-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/localtesting.test\/?p=72"},"modified":"2026-01-13T09:56:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T09:56:28","slug":"employing-the-perfect-person","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ie\/blog\/employing-the-perfect-person\/","title":{"rendered":"A guide to employing the perfect person"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color entry-header--has-illustration entry-header--has-illustration--generic\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ie\/blog\/category\/people-leadership\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">People &amp; Leadership<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA guide to employing the perfect person\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2018-08-24T00:00:00+01:00\">24 August, 2018<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"A guide to employing the perfect person\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ie\/blog\/employing-the-perfect-person\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author has-dark-background-color alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ie\/blog\/author\/ashleyhindsmansage\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/02\/Ashley-Thompson-350x350.jpg\" class=\"entry-author__image\" alt=\"Ashley Thompson\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/02\/Ashley-Thompson-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/02\/Ashley-Thompson.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 40px) 100vw, 40px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-author__name\">Ashley Thompson<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Employing someone can be a vital step in taking your business to the next level.&nbsp;In this guide, we explain how to make recruitment as painless as possible, and outline the key issues to consider so you get the most out of becoming an employer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you run your own business, you&#8217;re probably used to doing pretty much everything \u2013 whether it&#8217;s dealing with customers, handling the paperwork or just making yourself a well-deserved cup of tea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But there&#8217;s a limit to how much one person can do. If you&#8217;re looking to grow your business, sooner or later you&#8217;re probably going to need to think about getting someone else on board and what that might involve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It can seem daunting but it doesn&#8217;t have to be complicated. And it could be the start of something big.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You might want to employ someone because there&#8217;s simply too much work to do. Or it could be a way to bring in extra skills that you don&#8217;t have. For example, taking on a salesperson might be the ideal way of getting more customers while freeing you to cope with the extra business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-our-guide-covers-the-key-things-you-need-to-know-about-employing-someone\"><strong>Our guide covers the key things you need to know about employing someone:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Temporary vs permanent staff<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finding the right person for the job<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attracting applications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Effective interviewing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Taking on your new employee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The legal requirements you need to know about<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to keep your employees happy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"single-cta gated-content\">\n\t<div class=\"single-cta__positioner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__wrapper has-dark-background-color\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"single-cta__title h3\">Employing the perfect person<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"single-cta__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Need some tips to help you employ the right person, or people, for your business? 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