Re: How does one find employees, including trainees?

["Steve Foley" <steve.foley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"mm" <NOPSAMmm2005@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> How does one find employees, including trainees?


Lots of variables.

What newspaper is he advertising in? Is it the one you would pick up if you
were looking for a job, or is it the weekly rag with the cheap advertising
rates?

Where on the web? Craigslist or Monster? One is clearly better.

What is he offering in comparison to his competition? The same pay for an
unknown employer?

Look at it from the point of view of the job-hunter. Why would someone
respond or not repsond to his ad.

How about starting an alarm installation and repair class as the local adult
education center?


>
> 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.