How to hire a rounder

How to hire a rounder, step by step

Here's a step-by-step rounder hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a rounder job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new rounder
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the rounder you need to hire. Certain rounder roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

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   Hiring the perfect rounder also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   The following list breaks down different types of rounders and their corresponding salaries.

   Type of Rounder	Description	Hourly rate
   Rounder	Computer support specialists provide help and advice to people and organizations using computer software or equipment. Some, called computer network support specialists, support information technology (IT) employees within their organization... Show more	$16-44
   Help Desk Analyst	Help Desk Analysts generally provide technical support by assisting customers with their system issues. These analysts are expected to be highly knowledgeable about application processes and basic troubleshooting... Show more	$12-25
   Lead Technician	Lead technicians are technicians who oversee the technical needs of a specific project or department. They are usually tenured employees, and their familiarity with the company's technical and technological processes, software, and hardware would be a great advantage in succeeding in their role... Show more	$32-58

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Customer Service
   • Assembly Line
   • EMR
   • Front Desk

   Responsibilities:

   • Manage devices by configuring network topology and making DNS records updates/creation.
   • Champion the selection and ultimate use of Java and object-orient design and programming on a web-base financial inventory management system.
   • Champion the selection and ultimate use of Java and object-orient design and programming on a web-base financial inventory management system.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your rounder job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A rounder can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, rounders' average salary in mississippi is 45% less than in california.
   • Seniority. Entry-level rounders 62% less than senior-level rounders.
   • Certifications. A rounder with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a rounder's salary.

   Average rounder salary

   $57,592yearly

   $27.69 hourly rate

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   Entry-level rounder salary

   $35,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 16, 2025

4. Writing a rounder job description

   A good rounder job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a rounder job description:

   Rounder job description example

   Deli Rounder
   
   Purpose: To provide excellent customer service. To keep all counter areas neat and clean, and to assist in the achievement of departmental goals. To serve all areas of the Deli counter as assigned.
   
   Status: Reports to Assistant Deli Manager- Counter
   
   Pay Level: I (Full-Time)
   
   Responsibilities:
   
   Customer Service
   
   * Provide attentive and courteous customer service, greeting each customer that enters the department.
   * Maintain case displays
   * Assist in hot and cold entree service
   * Keep all counters neat and clean
   * Sample deli and cheese items
   * Make juices, smoothies, and sandwiches quickly and efficiently
   * Cut, wrap, and package cheeses to fill case and back-stock
   * Offer samples to customers
   * Attain sufficient knowledge of cheese to answer common customer questions professionally and knowledgeably and to make recommendations regarding cheese selections.
   
   Stocking
   
   * Receive orders and put them away neatly and in accordance with department practices
   * Organize as needed
   * Stock and face Cases in the Deli keeping items looking full, organized and bountiful.
   * Prep Juice Bar items.
   * Rotate product and remove out of date and substandard product from Deli Cases.
   
   Salad/Sandwich Bar
   
   * Follow safe food handling guidelines
   * Work with Deli Shift Lead to assist in the daily workflow
   * Maintain back stock of all items
   
   Other Duties
   
   * Participate in departmental and storewide meetings and trainings
   * Participate in departmental inventories and projects
   * Other tasks as assigned by Deli Manager/Assistant Deli Manager/Deli and Cheese Shift Lead
   * Wash hands routinely, frequently and properly to ensure the safety of our products per Seward Co-ops Hand Washing Policy.
   
   Qualifications:
   
   Essential
   
   * Self-motivated, organized, responsible, flexible
   * Day, Night and Weekend Availability
   * Customer service experience
   * Regular, predictable attendance
   * Able to work well in a team to achieve departmental goals
   
   Functional
   
   * English proficiency
   * Willing to handle all products in Deli and Cheese departments
   * Ability to stand, bend, stoop, reach, squat and walk for extended periods of time per shift
   * Bend and lift loads, not to exceed 50 pounds. Push and pull carts weighing up to 100 pounds.
   * Ability to freely access all areas of the store including offices, sales floor, back stock areas, and walk-in coolers and freezers.
   * Repetitive use of hands for grasping, pushing, pulling, and fine manipulation.
   
   Preferred
   
   * Demonstrated ability to work with customers and co-workers from various cultural backgrounds
   * Interested natural foods
   * Multilingual a plus
   * Previous cheese and/or deli counter experience

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5. Post your job

   To find rounders for your business, try out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important talent pools for any company is its current employees.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and your current work to ask if they know any rounders they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit entry-level rounders with the right educational background.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter have more than 3.5 billion users, and they're a great place for company branding and reaching potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your rounder job on Zippia to find and attract quality rounder candidates.
   • Use niche websites such as dice, engineering.com, stack overflow, it job pro.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with rounder candidates should focus on their interest in the role and background experience. As the hiring process goes on, you can learn more about how they'd fit into the company culture in later rounds of interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   Sometimes, it's not enough to interview rounder candidates, so you can ask them to do a test project. If you are not a technical person and don't know what a test project should be, you can use these websites:

   • TestDome
   • CodeSignal
   • Testlify
   • BarRaiser
   • Coderbyte

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new rounder

   Once you've decided on a perfect rounder candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   After that, you can create an onboarding schedule for a new rounder. Human Resources and the hiring manager should complete Employee Action Forms. Human Resources should also ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc., and that new employee files are created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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