If the job doesn't warrant spending time with additional interviews, write notes in the margins of resumes about the person at the time of the interview. This will help you to remember them later when you are making your selections.

Run a background check on every new employee

There are various levels of background checks you can run on people. If you have a general employee that doesn't touch or have access to sensitive materials, run a lighter background check. If you have someone who will be handling the important materials, have them complete a more through background check.

You should probably run a background check on everyone you hire, not just those close to special data. A background check can be an inexpensive way to learn a lot more about your potential employees. You can save the employee background check for the final step of the hiring process.

Don't forget to run credit checks and drug testing. Some employees can hide their dependency on drugs very well so you'll want to just have everyone do it as a precaution. Also run credit checks to find potential problems early on.

Get signed contracts

Make sure your employees know their job and they will know what they do have access to and what they do not. Those who have access to sensitive materials should be under a contract. Lay out hours they will work, their duties, their salary, if there will be paid sick time, benefits and all the finer details. Have your lawyer check out the contract and have every employee sign one.

Consider an employment service

Some companies out there do a lot of the work for you. You can hire someone who has already been screened. You can start by working with someone on a temporary basis, and see if he works out. If he does, then you can hire that person on full time. You'd just pay a fee to the employment service for working with them.

Just remember to keep your lawyer and accountant involved in the process. Do this least the first few times until you understand how it works for your state and can do it on your own later on if you need to. If you have other employees already, and are hiring new employees, ask your current employees what they think about people who walk in and drop off resumes, or get them involved in the hiring process.

There are lots of things to consider when hiring an employee, but you'll find that if you do the work properly the first time, you'll more likely hire someone great early on. Completing all these steps will save you time from rehiring later on. Just take your time and remember that most all the people you interview have the same desire -- to please you and do a good job.

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