How to Hire Your First Employee - Mandeville

The class will outline the processes that you should follow when hiring your first employee. Topics will include: · advertising the job · interviewing potential candidates · hiring the right person · collecting the required paperwork · and everything in between!

Speaker(s): Melissa Elliott opened the North Shore/Hammond Express Franchise in 2001 and has seen steady growth in the local market including Greater New Orleans. For 2012, City Business ranked this Express franchise as the largest employment agency in Greater New Orleans by number of placements. Elliott’s team has earned 2 Circles, 5 Bronze Circles and most recently, 2 Silver Circles of Excellence. In 2012, Elliott was named one of the “Women of the Year” honorees in New Orleans and Express named her office a Trendsetter Office for integrating professionalism into the Express model of staffing. Elliott’s career has always been focused on sales, service, marketing, and business consulting. Her background allows her to understand that human resources must positively impact the bottom line of any company. Her goal is to positively impact every business that she assists and to help people with their careers. Her goal for her Express Franchise is to be known as one of the best recruiting and employment agencies in Louisiana

Co-Sponsor(s): St. Tammany Economic Development Foundation

Fee: No Cost