Balloon Business – Hiring Your First Team Member

When it comes time for you to expand your team within the Balloon Business, it can seem daunting, but it doesn't have to be! Finding the perfect addition to your team must consist of someone with experience that is also trainable and full of solid communication skills and creativity. Below, we will give you some of our best tips and tricks for making the hiring and training process within your balloon business as seamless as possible.

Are you in the beginning phases of posting your job opening in the balloon business? If so, we can help. Some good places to post a job opening are Indeed.com along with Craigslist.com. When posting your job, include all of the skills and experience you require, along with any availability requirements. With most balloon decorating taking place on the weekends, holidays, and evenings, you want the person you hire to be available and willing to work during those times.

Once you have narrowed down your long list of candidates, we suggest utilizing this easy three-step hiring process below.

1. Phone Screening – Begin by scheduling phone interviews with all the potential candidates and be sure the basic skills, experience, and availability requirements are met. Those who pass the phone interview can move on to the next step.
2. In-Person Interview that Includes Building a Balloon Arch – There is no better way to get to know if someone will be the perfect addition to your team other than by working alongside them by building a balloon arch for one of your upcoming events together, right?
3. Good Fit or Onto the Next – After conducting all of the phone screening and in-person interviews, it is time to decide which candidates exceed your expectations that you can hire and those that would be better suited for a position outside of your company.
   

• Family (In ex. Daughter, Son, Sister-in-law, Friend of The Family) based on what you feel is right.
  
• Stay At Home Moms (friends or family) - Based on availability (Consider putting a cap on the weekly hours) 
  
• Non-Friend or Non-Family members (Based on experience)
  
• High School Students (Seniors) or College Students and has flexibility
  

1. Production Assistant (All Hands Position) $18-20 Hourly (includes positions 2&4)
   
2. Installation Assistant (Per Hour or Per Item) $10 Hourly or $10 Per Item depending on how much can get done in a day. Pay could increase depending on the size.
   
3. Delivery Person $18-25 Hourly depending on experience. Deliver, timely manner, and lifting are all things to consider. (Can possibly include position 2 duties)
4. Admin Assistant $18-20 hourly can order supplies, answer inquiries, respond to emails for events, and can possibly assist with creating and designing.
   

Training new team members should be easy if you have all your processes in place. To make this seamless, ensure you have many training videos, décor recipes, and process documents in place. These can help to speed up the training process, which in return will help save you time and increase your overall revenue by increasing your capacity to take on more clients.