Staffing Requirements

How do you assess your staffing requirements?
Taking on a new member of staff can be costly when you consider the time and money spent on recruitment, the salary, training and other benefits your company may provide. Assess your staffing requirements carefully before recruiting.

Do you need to bring in a new skill to your business that none of your existing employees have, e.g. do you need an employee to carry out your marketing? If this is just a short-term rather than permanent requirement you could consider employing temporary staff or consultants.
Has your workload increased? If so, is the workload likely to carry on increasing in the near future or is it just a temporary increase? If the increase is seasonal or a large one-off order, you might consider temporary staff, rather than permanent employees.
Are you replacing an employee who has left? Think about the reasons why the previous employee left and the skills and experience that your employee had. This may help focus you...