• Developing and Implementing Sound Hiring Practices – Purdue University Extension -- Describes the proper way to hire sound personnel for the job.
  
• Diversity in the Workplace: Benefits, Challenges, and the Required Managerial Tools – University of Florida Extension -- People no longer live and work in an insular marketplace; they are now part of a worldwide economy with competition coming from nearly every continent. For this reason, profit and non-profit organizations need diversity to become more creative and open to change.
  
• Recruiting and Hiring – CCH Business Owner’s Toolkit -- Hiring an employee is truly making an investment in your business.
  
• Hiring Issues – Small Business Notes – Issues dealing with the process of hiring employees.    
  
• Sharpen Your Job Interview Skills – HBS Working Knowledge – The keys to winning a job interview are to establish trust and communicate the skills you’ll bring to your next employer.
  
• Why Finding Talent Isn't Any Easier – HBS Working Knowledge -- They tell you that the market is suddenly flooded with top talent. Don't get giddy. Managers still have a lot of work ahead to handle fluid talent pools. Here is what you need to know.
  
• Now Hiring - Entrepreneur.com – There comes a time when every start-up entrepreneur just can't do it alone anymore. Is it time to find your first employee?
  
• Hiring Young Workers - NOLO Law for All -- It’s fine to hire employees who are younger than 18, as long as you comply with child labor laws. 
  
• Hiring the Right Employees for your Business - Entrepreneur.com -- Follow these steps to ensure the best person for the job is also the best fit for your company.
  
• Hiring Right - Center for Industrial Research and Service -- Are you having trouble finding or retaining good employees?
  
• Employers’ Right and Responsibilities - NOLO Law for All -- As soon as you hire your first employee, you'll need to know about laws governing employers' relationships with their workers.
  
• Hiring Your First Employee - Ten Things you Must Do – NOLO Law for All -- When you hire your first employee, you become subject to an array of registration and filing requirements.
  
• Hiring Employees FAQ - NOLO Law for All -- Answers to some common questions about hiring employees, including questions about discrimination, advertising, citizenship and interviews.
  
• Preventing Employment Discrimination FAQ - NOLO Law for All -- Answers to some common questions about workplace discrimination and harassment laws, including which laws apply to you and what you should do if an employee complains.
  
• Filling a Position in a Small Business – Ohio State University -- To avoid the hasty hiring of a new employee, several steps should be taken. These include: planning, developing a job analysis, recruiting applicants, interviewing applicants, and selecting employees.
  
• Recruiting Employees for Small Business: A Little Planning Goes a Long Way – Ohio State University -- Recruiting is the process of generating a sufficiently large group of applicants from which to select qualified individuals for available jobs.
  
• Selecting Employees for Small Businesses: Doing it Right the First Time – Ohio State University -- The basic objective of a selection plan is to select those applicants most likely to meet desired performance standards of a particular business.

Job Description and Applications

• Developing Effective Job Descriptions for Farms and Small Businesses – Purdue University Extension – Presents principles used for guiding the writing of job descriptions.
• Job Descriptions – Small Business Notes -- A job description describes the major areas of an employee's job or position.
  
• What are You Looking For, Writing Effective Job Descriptions - Small Business Administration  -- A job description describes the major areas of an employee's job or position.
  
• Testing Job Applicants - NOLO Law for All -- Before you hand a test to job applicants, know the legal dos and don’ts.
  
• Writing a Job Description for Small Businesses – Ohio State University -- Job analysis is an in-depth study of a job and provides information for job descriptions.

Recruiting/Interviewing

• The Interview Process: How to Select the Right Person – Small Business Administration – How do you select the right person for your business? There is no perfect answer, but the interview process can be a tremendous help if you use it.
• Sharpen Your Job Interview Skills – HBS Working Knowledge – The keys to winning a job interview are to establish trust and communicate the skills you’ll bring to your next employer.
  
• Conducting Job Interviews - NOLO Law for All -- Find out if applications are qualified.  But don’t get into legal trouble.
  
• Successfully Screening Job Candidates – Entrepreneur.com -- Follow these tips to ensure your interviews net you the best hire.

Regulations

• Labor Laws Governing Employers – Small Business Notes -- The following is a brief synopsis of some of the federal statutes governing employers that may apply to your business.
• Background Checks on Job Applicants and Employees - NOLO Law for All -- Some employers routinely run background checks on applicants or current employees. But there are some legal limits on the information you can gather and use when making employment decisions.