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Partnering with SME companies throughout East Anglia, Michelle Denny Recruitment is a recruitment agency which specialises in personalised recruitment consultancy services in Norfolk and Suffolk to help you discover that elusive new member of staff at a budget that suits you.

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With different campaign options to meet your requirements and innovative marketing strategies to captivate worthy candidates, we'll present you with a refreshing, no-fuss approach to recruitment. Whether you need a comprehensive recruitment drive with full support, or a simple campaign to find you candidates to review in-house, we'll work with you as an extension of your team, to understand your business and the people within it. 

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We'll introduce you to companies with job opportunities across Norfolk, Suffolk and beyond that share your values and understand your career aspirations so you can feel confident in your job search. With guidance, support, constructive feedback and consistent communication as standard throughout our approach, Michelle Denny Recruitment Consultancy looks beyond your CV to discover what makes you, you!

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With a clear direction, straightforward application process and ongoing recommendations, we’ll provide you with the ultimate match-making service to help you find the right job, in the right company, with the right team. Learn more, view our current vacancies and upload your CV to register for upcoming roles too.

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Are You Ready to Hire? What Owner-Led Businesses Need to Ask First

  • Michelle Denny
  • 1 day ago
  • 2 min read

One of the most useful conversations I have with a client is also one of the most unexpected.


It is the conversation where I tell them they are not ready to hire yet.

It does not happen often. But when it does, it matters.



Business owner considering whether they are ready to hire, sitting at desk reviewing notes

Why Business Owners Start the Hiring Process Too Soon


It usually begins the same way.

A business owner comes to me with a job title, a rough salary in mind and a sense of urgency. They need someone. The pressure is real. Time is short.


So I start asking questions.


What would make you look back and know you got this right? What has gone wrong before? What makes this job challenging?


And sometimes, the answers are not there. Not because the business owner does not care. They usually care a great deal. But the day to day has moved faster than the thinking has.


That pause tells me everything I need to know.


Why Clarity Has to Come Before You Are Ready to Hire


If you are not clear on what you actually need, no recruiter can find it for you.


You might end up with someone. But someone is not the same as the right person.


In a small business, that distinction matters more than most people realise. With fewer than fifty people, a hire that does not work is felt immediately and across the whole team. There is nowhere for it to hide.


Rushing into a search without the full picture is how businesses end up back at the start six months later, frustrated and out of pocket.


What Getting It Right Actually Looks Like


Slowing down is not about delay. It is about doing it once and doing it properly.


The questions that feel uncomfortable at the start of the process are exactly the ones that make the difference at the end of it. What does this role really need to deliver? What kind of person will genuinely thrive here? What has not worked before, and why?


When those answers are clear, the search becomes sharper. The conversations with candidates become more honest.


And the eventual hire is one you can feel genuinely confident about.


Thinking About Hiring in Norfolk or Suffolk?


If you are an owner-led business considering a hire and you are not quite sure where to start, I am always happy to have an honest conversation first.


Sometimes that is the most useful thing I can do.


Get in touch at michelle@dennyrecruits.com or call 01379 779829.

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