Small Business Hiring Guide
A plain-English walkthrough of hiring your next employee - from writing the job to making the offer.
RECRUITING SOFTWARE FOR SMALL BUSINESS
Hiring software for small business. Simple enough to run yourself.
Move hiring out of your Gmail inbox. Every applicant from 50+ job boards lands in one pipeline.
- No contract
- No credit card
- No demo required
Store Associate
Angelika
Prev @ Trader Joe's
Office Manager
Michaela
Prev @ WeWork
Service Technician
Erick
Prev @ Best Buy
Marketing Coordinator
Reyna
Prev @ Mailchimp
Built for small businesses that hire
The small-business hiring problem
The numbers small business owners actually face.
54%
of small businesses still track applicants in spreadsheets and email - where résumés get lost and the best ones never hear back.
CareerPlug State of Recruiting Report
83%
of hiring managers have missed out on a good hire in the past year. 29% blame taking too long to make an offer.
Robert Half, U.S. hiring managers survey
44 days
average time-to-fill for an open role. The best candidates are off the market in ten.
SHRM 2025 Recruiting Benchmarking Report
An applicant tracking system for small business,
built to be used.
Replaces the spreadsheet, the Gmail label, and the 'apply by emailing us' inbox. Applicant tracking, one-click job posting, a branded careers page, and team hiring in one tool.
APPLICANT TRACKING
Want every candidate in one simple pipeline?
See the ATS for small businessJob posting
Need to post jobs to job boards fast?
See How Job Posting Workscareers page
Want a branded careers page that converts?
Free forever for your first roleteam hiring
Hiring with your team? Notes and scorecards included
Explore Team Hiring412
applications in 3 days
for a single mid-level role, today.
The new hiring problem
412 applications.
Twelve worth interviewing.
AI-powered mass-apply tools mean one Indeed posting now draws hundreds of look-alike resumes in days. Knockout questions, AI ranking, and one-click rejects let you skim 400 applicants and reach a 12-person shortlist before the weekend - on every plan, including the free one.
Try it freeReady to make your next hire?
With ParsleyHR, you're a few clicks from posting a job and reviewing applicants. Start free today and post your first job in under 30 minutes - no credit card, no sales call.
- 1
Create a job and careers page
Write a job in minutes and publish it to your branded careers page - no designer or developer needed.
- 2
Applicants land in one pipeline
Post to job boards in one click and watch every applicant flow into a single, organized applicant tracking pipeline.
- 3
Review, message, and hire together
Leave notes, score candidates, message applicants, and make the decision as a team - all in one place.
Built for how small businesses really hire
75%
annual turnover, hire faster than they leave
“Stop chasing no-shows on Indeed. Post one line cook role to 50+ boards, text every applicant in two taps, and fill the seat by Friday.”
How restaurants use ParsleyHR
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Guides and tools for hiring at a small business
The ParsleyHR Blog
Practical tips on job posting, applicant tracking, and interviewing for small teams that hire.
Stop hiring like
it’s 2008.
Set up your first role in under 10 minutes. No demo required.