Hiring Projects
Everyone keeps telling you to build your support team to grow & scale your business, but where are these people? Who do you hire first? Why is nobody applying to your job post that has four bullet points and an email address to send a CV to? What the hell is an Operations Coordinator, anyway?
There’s a reason HR departments exist in businesses – hiring is a skill and to do it well, ya gotta know what you’re doing. Hand off that baton!
It’s time to stop telling yourself you’re the worst CEO in the world when hiring gives you hives. Just because you have that special sauce that makes your biz grow doesn’t mean you automatically are fabulous at building a support team .
Guess who is, though? Me.Who doesn't love some hard data?
100% of my hiring projects have resulted in a final hire
99% of candidates hired are still in the role in 3 months
Over 95% of candidates hired are still in the role in 6 months
You’re ready for a hiring project with me if:
- You know for sure it’s time to add a team member to your business, and you’re ready (financially & as a leader)
- You’re down with paying a competitive wage for the role (I won’t take on clients who want a $7/hr VA - we will discuss industry-standard rates for your role on our discovery call but most entry level roles require at least $25-30/hr budget)
- You have the time to implement & follow your own team member onboarding process (or the one I provide you as part of the project) to set your new team member up for success
- You know how to trust the pros (my hiring projects currently have a 100% success rate… I know what I’m doing!)
- You understand (or are willing to learn about) the difference between hiring employees and contractors, and are not wanting to hire a contractor but pay/treat them like an employee, cause that is not cool [it's also illegal]
- You’re able to tell me WHY someone should want to work with you in your business (I can help you with everything else in the job description, but I can’t answer this part for you!)
Some roles I can help you fill:
I work on hiring projects mostly for administrative & operations support team members. These are people in your business who might have a job title like:
- Admin VA / Tech VA / Customer Service VA
- Executive Assistant
- Project Manager
- Program Manager
- Operations Assistant/Coordinator/Manager
- OBM (Online Business Manager)/Integrator
- Marketing Assistant/Coordinator/Manager
What’s different about my hiring projects?
Why would I do that?
Don’t we want applicants to know the company they’re applying to work with?
The main reasons why I run projects this way are:
- Sometimes people want me to hire a replacement for an underperforming team member and would prefer the team member not see their job being posted.
- I’ve had candidates reach out to the company/CEO directly to try and "stand out", and it defeats the purpose of someone paying me to handle candidates in this process.
- I’ve seen a few instances where unsuccessful candidates left negative reviews, rude FB posts, etc. when they were unhappy about not getting the role. If they don’t know who the company is, there’s no way for them to leave a snarky comment!
- Most importantly, I’m trying to get a genuine read on candidates in my part of the hiring process. If they know who you are, they’ll go internet-stalk you and then feed me the type of answers they think I want. I would rather get a blank slate read on people. They’ll have time to internet-stalk you if they proceed to the final round of interviews with you.
What a hiring project with me looks like, step by step (cause I just KNOW you wanna know the deets!)
Week 1
Based on the info you provide during onboarding, I’ll draft a v1 of a detailed job description and get your feedback.
Week 2
I’ll turn around edits of the job description and walk you through the application form I set up.
Week 3
I’ll post the job and review & vet all the A+ candidates that throw their hat in the ring for your role!
Week 4
I’ll hold up to five 1:1 interviews with final candidates (yes, you’ll get the recording for a sneak preview).
Week 5
I’ll deliver the top candidates to you in a walkthrough video and start your 2 weeks of post-project support.
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
My 1:1 interviews with final candidates, presentation of final candidates (Loom video walkthrough)
Week 5
Post-project support (I’m available by Voxer or email for a week of reasonable support!)
What's included in a Hiring Project? 🤔
In my done-for-you hiring projects, you already know what role you’re looking to fill in your biz.
If you need help identifying the role(s), one option is working with me on a Strategy Session 90-minute call first before the project.
What I do: create the job description & application form, set everything up, source & vet candidates, hold the initial meet-and-greets with final candidates, and then hand you a few top-notch qualified candidates on a silver platter at the end of our project.
What I don’t do: hire for in-person roles (remote/virtual only!), make final hiring decisions for you, set up training or onboarding for your new hire, conduct paid test tasks, or guarantee hires.
In my hiring projects, I’m here to help you with the following:
- Working with you to narrow down the skills & characteristics of your dream candiate
- Drafting & refining your job description (including consulting on scope and budget for the role)
- Setting up a detailed form in my Airtable for applicants to apply
- Posting the job in my extensive support team network
- Reviewing initial applications and vetting candidates
- Up to 5 initial 15-min Zoom interviews with my top candidates
- Providing you with a list of my top 2-3 final candidates and recommendations
- Consulting as you move through your final interviews & hiring process
- A basic review of your independent contractor agreement (or the one provided by the successful candidate)
Hiring projects wrap up with my delivery of:
- A detailed Loom video walking you through my top candidates and recommendations for the role
- Directions on how to access Zoom recordings of my interviews and the candidate data
- Suggestions for what to discuss and interview questions to ask your selected candidates in your final interviews
- A clear 90-day onboarding template for you to use for this hire and the future (available for plug-and-play in Trello or ClickUp, view-only versions available for you to reference to create in your own tool if you don’t have Trello or ClickUp) with a walkthrough video for reference
- Two weeks of reasonable post-project support by Voxer or email
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So, hey, listen - if just the words “job description” are making you hyperventilate and you would rather hand
the whole thing off to someone who thrives on it (what a weirdo, amirite?),
let’s talk.
HIRING PROJECTS ARE CURRENTLY $1197 FOR ONE ROLE
(MULTIPLE ROLES WILL BE CUSTOM QUOTED)
Sorry, my friends - my current client roster is full. Hit me up if you wanna get on the waitlist!
SAMANTHA MARCELLINO
“Erika knows her stuff. It’s as simple as that. Every online business has its own set of complex needs, Erika is able to quickly asses the situation and solve your problems. She’s seen it all and knows how to get your business running efficiently.
Before I worked with Erika, I was overwhelmed with trying to figure out the organization within the back end of my businesses and I was burning at all ends doing all the things. I knew it was time to bring on support, but in the past when I brought on support it was a mess because I didn’t have enough training/systems to set them up for success.
It can be embarrassing to let someone behind the curtains of your business when you feel like everything is a mess but Erika never judged me- she came in and objectively looked at where I am now and gave very actionable steps to get me where I wanted it to be. She’s amazing to work with and knows all the things and all the people when it comes to online businesses.
For the hiring project Erika did, I was BLOWN AWAY with the entire process. I never would have had the time to create such a thorough application process and the quality of applicants that we got is mirrored in that effort. I’m thrilled with the talent we recruited, the onboarding process provided by Erika has been seamless, and I’m excited for the well-rounded team we created.”
