This Week in Business Strategies

Dec. 20, 2021

This week's roundup is all about hiring. How to attract the comfortably unemployed, whether you should hire anyone at all and how to prep for interviews. 

Dec. 20, 2021—To better assist shop owners with their business-building tactics Ratchet+Wrench has compiled a short list of essential leadership material from some of its favorite sources. Here's a look at a few must-read articles from the past week.

Want to Hire the Best?Inc. 

How to answer seven tough job interview questions the best candidates ask with ease.

Luring Back the Comfortably Unemployed: A Compensation-Averse Guide to Hiring Post-CovidEntrepreneur

Simply offering higher wages and salaries will be ineffective and a waste of resources.

When Hiring Nobody Is Better Than Hiring Just AnybodyHarvard Business Review  

Look for these four traits before taking a chance on a less-than-ideal candidate.

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