THE FIRST 10 HIRES TOOLKIT

Your First 10 Hires Will Make or Break Your Business Here’s How to Get Them Right

A free, founder-friendly toolkit with checklists, templates, and scripts that help you hire with clarity and confidence without wasting time or money.

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Why This Exists?

Hiring your first 10 employees is the highest-leverage move you’ll make as a founder.

Your team is stretched thin. Everyone’s working late including you. So you make your first hires, hoping for relief.

But without clarity, even great people struggle. Roles stay vague, onboarding is patchy, and you spend more time fixing problems than moving forward.

The cost of a wrong hire isn’t just money it’s culture, confidence, and momentum.

Who It’s For

This toolkit is designed for founders who are:

  • Making their first hires and don’t want to wing it.
  • Growing a lean startup team where every role counts.
  • Wanting clarity, not chaos — simple steps, not corporate overwhelm.
  • Doing it all yourself and needing a smarter, quicker way to hire right the first time.

If that sounds like you, you’re in the right place.

Who’s Helping You

I’m Rebecca Shaw, founder of SureHR.
I’ve spent over a decade helping small businesses stop second-guessing HR and build teams that actually work.

This toolkit distils what I’ve seen go wrong (and right) with early hires so you don’t have to learn the hard way.
Think of it as me sitting beside you, giving you the shortcuts and scripts I know founders wish they’d had.

This toolkit gives you the clarity and tools to:

  • Hire smart (and legally)
  • Set people up to succeed from day one
  • Avoid costly HR mistakes
  • Build a place where great people want to stay

What it covers

01

Hiring Readiness Checklist

A quick but thorough gut-check before you even post that job ad. Make sure you have the systems, clarity, and resources in place to hire with confidence.

02

Aligned Job Description Prompts

Guided prompts to help you write role descriptions that attract the right talent, align with your business goals, and filter out mismatched applicants from the start.

03

Interview Scorecard

A structured tool to evaluate candidates consistently, compare them fairly, and make confident, bias-free hiring decisions.

04

Onboarding Plan

A step-by-step roadmap from Day 1 to Month 1 so you’re not winging it. Get your new hire up to speed quickly, feeling supported and productive from the get-go.

05

Probation Review Script

Clear, practical guidance on how to assess performance during the probation period—and make informed decisions on whether to keep, coach, or let go.

06

HR Essentials Checklist

A comprehensive list of the policies, documents, and systems you need in place to run a legitimate, compliant, and well-functioning team.

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