--- title: 7 golden rules for recruiting staff description: This cheat sheet encompasses the JPAbusiness team's 7 top hiring tips for successful staff recruitment. image: https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/hubfs/3.%20Infographics%20and%20cheat%20sheets/7%20golden%20rules%20for%20a%20successful%20hire.png --- 14 July 2026 # 7 golden rules for recruiting staff WRITTEN BYJames Price | JPAbusiness ![Staff training](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/Staff%20training.jpg?width=800&height=433&name=Staff%20training.jpg) Great staff are critical to business success, but finding and keeping the right people is an ongoing challenge for many businesses. We can't conjure appropriately trained staff out of the air for our clients and readers, but we can provide advice to make the recruitment process as successful as possible. The following cheat sheet contains our **7 'golden rules' for successful hiring**. ### What to do *before* you interview High staff turnover and poor employee retention and engagement have multiple negative impacts on a business – morale, productivity, financial performance and business value can all suffer. To give yourself the best chance of a successful hire, it’s important to put some time and effort in *before* you interview to do the following: - **understand the role** you are recruiting for and **document the outcomes** you want - **create a checklist **of skills, capabilities and experience needed to achieve those outcomes - identify the **non-negotiable critical attributes or strengths** needed in potential candidates. ### Our top recruiting tips Once those tasks are ticked off you can get down to the job of interviewing, selecting and helping your new employee settle in. We created the following cheat sheet to help manage this stage of the recruitment process.  [![7 golden rules for a successful hire](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/3.%20Infographics%20and%20cheat%20sheets/7%20golden%20rules%20for%20a%20successful%20hire.png?width=794&name=7%20golden%20rules%20for%20a%20successful%20hire.png)](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/hubfs/3.%20Infographics%20and%20cheat%20sheets/7%20golden%20rules%20for%20a%20successful%20hire.pdf)   The JPAbusiness team has created a number of free resources to help you find and keep great staff: - [Professional Development Plan](https://landing.jpabusiness.com.au/professional-development-plan-template) template - [Staff Training Plan](https://landing.jpabusiness.com.au/staff-training-plan-template) template - [How to get good staff and keep them](https://landing.jpabusiness.com.au/how-to-get-good-staff-and-keep-them) ebook - [Managing staff for high performance](https://landing.jpabusiness.com.au/managing-staff-for-high-performance-ebook) ebook - [Training and professional development advice](https://landing.jpabusiness.com.au/training-and-professional-development-ebook) ebook. If you would like advice regarding hiring and managing staff, [contact the JPAbusiness** **team](https://landing.jpabusiness.com.au/contactus) for a confidential, initial discussion. ![How to get good staff and keep them cover 2022](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/hubfs/1.%20Images/Updated%20document%20cover%20images%202022/How%20to%20get%20good%20staff%20and%20keep%20them%20cover%202022.png) Free ebook How to get good staff and keep them This ebook will tell you: What you need to do before you interview; 7 golden rules of hiring staff; Why recruitment is a two-way transaction. 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James’ blogs provide business advice for aspiring and current small to mid-sized business owners, operators and managers. #### Related Blog Posts ### [6 key elements of managing staff [cheat sheet]](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/blog/6-key-elements-of-managing-staff-cheat-sheet) A high-performing team is business 'nirvana'. A high-performing team: is one where both the... [Read more ](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/blog/6-key-elements-of-managing-staff-cheat-sheet) ### [10 tips for managing your cash flow](https://blog.jpabusiness.com.au/blog/10-tips-for-managing-your-cash-flow) Managing cash flow is an ongoing challenge in business. As I explain in this short video, your cash... 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