Best Practices for the Hiring Process in Youth-Serving Organizations

Abstract

There is a growing need for private-sector youth-serving organizations (e.g., dance studios) to enhance the hiring process to ensure the cultural and financial health of the business and the safety and well-being of the students it serves. Historically—anecdotally—dance studios would not necessarily employ systematic practices when hiring. With no governing body or industry regulations, dance studio owners, for example, would not have any best practices to follow, leaving a gap in this area of their business. Through recommendations of sound hiring practices employed across small businesses, this article offers ways in which private youth-serving organizations can strengthen and systemize the hiring process, resulting in a healthier business, happier workers, and safer students.