Finding help....

chuck shaw

at the local unemployment office. If you hire a Veteran, you may qualify for some payroll assistance. Also, you have someone who usually has a certian amount of disipline. The have learned common courtisy, and simple respect. They know how to tell time. They have most likely gone to some sort of schools. So you know they are trainable.

One company I worked for would only hire this way, unless someone came to the office with License in hand. We had two navy, two marines, one air force and one army. It was a good hard working shop.

Just a thought

Chuck

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Dingo

Finding good help

Not to rehash an age old topic again, but does anyone have a unique idea for recruiting?

Do you generally feel that the best thing to do is to hire and train an interested youg person?

Anyone *EVER* have any luck with their state unemployment referrals? ... or a job fair?

We are really trying to grow and are getting completely frustrated with the apparent lack of good workers.

Thanks

Mike M

Unknown

I started that way

Through Unemployment, (though I had a full time seasonal job) after getting out of the Coast Guard. They were looking for electronics training from the military. I've been in this trade ever since.

Noel

Geno_11

Check the...

Trade schools in your area. I know we are always looking for input from the industry. What we and I think most schools have is an externship program, the students go to companies where they live and 3 times a year they work there for a week along side a licensed tech for free. It's a good way to evaluate someone for future employment with no risk. The school insures them. Some schools will have boards you can join and you can help shape the programs to be more specific towards the equipment in your area.
In our program I stress attendance and customer relations, things that they are going to have to handle or they're worthless. You can teach theory all day but if they're late and have a mouth they are unemployable. We are job training, not just trade training, it seems to work for most. Check it out and good luck.
Geno