Re: How does one find employees, including trainees?

["Allan Waghalter" <awaghalter@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

An excellent source for employees is his local distributors and parts
houses.  Another good source is the alarm associations in or near his local.
Another way is to just boldly ask installers he see's at stop lights, on
construction sites and at the distributor's if they know anyone who might be
interested in working?  If he has a good reputation in the community,
applicants will generally find him!


"mm" <NOPSAMmm2005@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> How does one find employees, including trainees?
>
> I have a friend with a burglar alarm business, installation and
> monitoring, homes and commerical property (no autos).
>
> He needs more installers and repairmen.   Any ideas on where he can
> get them?
>
>
> He can't find them.
> He advertises in the newspaper or on the web, and 4 people will call.
> Only one will show up for the interview, and he won't be qualified.
>
> Most high school grads don't know anything about electricity, and he'd
> like them to at least know Ohm's law.  Trade schools around here won't
> let him, or others like him put up anything on the bulletin board.
> Even nationally advertised companies are turned down.
>
> He pays pretty darn well.  For those with experience, I think it is
> over 50G.  Isn't that still a lot?  (I don't know how much over 50.)
> And he's not so small.  Between 600 and 1000 customers for whom he
> installed the equipment and does the monitoring, and has contracts for
> some national name brand chains to do repair work at any of their
> stores within say 100 miles of here.
>
> Remove NOPSAM to email me.  Please let
> me know if you have posted also.