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Have you ever hired the wrong person\xa0at\xa0your company?\xa0Have you ever asked for a raise?\xa0Have you ever regretted not thoroughly vetting someone before you asked them to join your team?\xa0Have you ever started a\xa0new\xa0job only to walk in the door and\xa0discover\xa0that\xa0there wasn\u2019t a\xa0computer\xa0waiting for you, that you couldn\u2019t log into the\xa0company\xa0wifi,\xa0and the drawers to your new desk still had family photos in them from the last person who sat\xa0there?\xa0EEK.\xa0

If you\xa0answered\xa0\u201cYes\u201d to any of the questions above, this episode is for you. Today my lab partner is\xa0Mike E. Hill,\xa0Managing Director of Trenton Consulting.\xa0Mike has been consulting for over 25 years and he has seen it all, companies that are great at hiring,\xa0firing, and onboarding...\xa0and the\xa0not-so-great\xa0companies. Today he is going to share what everyone needs to know if they are looking for a job or looking to hire a new employee.\xa0

If you ever want to work\xa0for\xa0a company or wish to add new hires to\xa0your\xa0company, today\u2019s\xa0episode is for you.\xa0

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Bottom line:\xa0\xa0Don\u2019t we all want to hire the right people for the job, or work for a company that cares about your\xa0interview and onboarding\xa0experience\xa0as much as you do?\xa0

Your roadside friend, as you travel from client to client.\xa0\xa0

-Trace\xa0\xa0

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Timestamps:\xa0\xa0

James\u2019 Challenge: \u201cUse your test kit to test your home's water.\u201d\xa0[4:26]\xa0

Introducing\xa0Managing Director of Trenton\xa0Consulting,\xa0Mike E. Hill\xa0[8:26]\xa0

Why hiring\xa0is important\xa0[10:12]\xa0

How should we start the\xa0hiring\xa0process?\xa0[15:09]\xa0

How to find\xa0quality\xa0applicants?\xa0[18:55]\xa0

What is the best interview process?\xa0[22:16]\xa0

Onboarding,\xa0training, and\xa0the\xa090 Day Review\xa0[33:30]\xa0

Letting an employee go [39:00]\xa0

Asking for a raise [45:05]

Lightning round questions [46:09]\xa0

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Quotes:\xa0

\u201cOne of the unspoken things about hiring is the cost.\u201d -Mike E. Hill\xa0

\u201cThe cost of turnover is about 33% of the annual wage of the employee.\u201d\xa0-Mike E. Hill\xa0

\u201cYou want to do it right and keep the turnover as low as possible.\u201d\xa0-Mike E. Hill\xa0

\u201cStep One: we need to know what we are hiring for.\u201d\xa0-Mike E. Hill\xa0

\u201c50% of companies are unready for the new employees starting their first\xa0day.\u201d\xa0-Mike E. Hill

\u201cThe interview process is the most important part of the hiring process.\u201d -Mike E. Hill\xa0

\u201cLook at style\xa0and\xa0content on a resume.\u201d -Mike E. Hill\xa0

\u201cBegin interviews over the phone, then do a video call.\u201d -Mike E. Hill\xa0

\u201cThere is no \u201cperfect\u201d candidate, but we want to find the best candidate for this job right now.\u201d\xa0-Mike E. Hill\xa0

\u201cThe biggest mistakes employers make is not taking the time to hire quality employees.\u201d\xa0-Mike E. Hill\xa0

\u201cOnboarding requires a checklist.\u201d -Mike E. Hill\xa0

"If we invest in the video training, those new employees can watch it on their off time and have better benefits.\u201d -Mike E. Hill\xa0

\u201cBe slow to hire, quick to fire.\u201d -Mike E. Hill\xa0\xa0

\u201cYou need to do your due diligence in your hiring process.\u201d - Trace Blackmore\xa0

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Contact\xa0Managing Director\xa0Mike E. Hill:\xa0

Email: mike.hill@teamtrenton.com

Phone: 866-788-5966

Website: TrentonConsulting.com\xa0

YouTube: Treton Consulting\u2019s YouTube Channel\xa0

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Links Mentioned:\xa0

Episode\xa0200\xa0

Submit a Show Idea\xa0

The Rising Tide Mastermind\xa0

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Books Mentioned:\xa0\xa0

The Extraordinary Business by Mike E. Hill

Speed of Trust by Stephen M.R. Covey

George Washington\u2019s Secret Six by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger

Turn Washington\u2019s Spies by TV Show

The Tehran Initiative by Joel C. Rosenberg

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

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