A couple of posts ago, we wrote that the ‘Quiet Quitters’ should be weeded out before year end, which is now.

We see from all sorts of layoffs among big companies that they’re taking the message to heart.

And many of the larger companies are concerned about a recession.

Frankly, down here in our little paradise of Arizona, we don’t see it. But that’s a topic for another blog.

Having slimmed down your workforce, how should you hire new people?

First, don’t be in a rush to hire. Get the right people. Even though the labor market is tight, and you might have to pay a little more, get your hiring right the first time.

Second, use Indeed and Zip Recruiter to provide a supply of candidates. We did a hiring project for one of our clients earlier this year, listed the positions on both sites, offered another $1 per hour and got all of the people we needed, and then some.

I advised my client to ask a certain set of questions over and above what I and Z do, to further refine the search. He did, it was slower, but as far as I know, all the people are still working for him, 9 months later in a tight job market in a hot economy.

Firing people is expensive: you’ve got severance costs in pay and benefits, possible lawyer costs if they go to the labor commission lost money invested in training costs,  and you’ve got to spend time and a little money to replace the people, if you think you need to, and train them.

So, get hiring right the first time! Don’t be in a rush to hire the first warm body that answers the ad!